2021 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK oil additives

R
Regular petrol with an octane number
lo we rth an 91 RON
R Petrol with more than 10% ethanol byvol-
ume, e.g. E15, E20, E85, E100
R Petrol with more than 3% me thanol byvol-
ume, e.g. M15, M30
R Petrol with additives containing me tal
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel: #
Do not switch on theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage caused bythe wrong fuel Ve
hicles with a diesel engine:
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system. #
Only refuel using sulphur-free diesel fuel
th at conforms toEuropean standard
EN 590, or an equivalent speci/cation.
In count ries without sulphur-free diesel
fuel, refuel using only lo w-sulphur diesel fuel with a sulphur content less
than
50 ppm.
Ne verre fuel wi thone of thefo llowing fuels:
R Petrol
R Marine diesel
R Heating oil
R Pure bio-diesel or vege table oil
R Para1n or kerosene
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel: #
Do not switch on theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. *
N
NOOTE
TE Do not use diesel torefuel vehicles
with a petrol engine If
yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel:
R Do not switch on theve hicle. Otherwise
fuel can enter the engine. Even small amounts of
the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel system
and the engine. The repair costs are high. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
comple tely. *
N NO OTE
TE Do not use petrol torefuel vehicles
with a diesel engine If
yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel:
R Do not switch on theve hicle. Otherwise,
fuel can enter the fuel system.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel
could result in damage tothe fuel system
and the engine. The repair costs are high. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
comple tely. Driving and parking
193 193

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of /re and injury from
engine oil
If engine oil comes into contact with hot com-
ponent parts in the engine compartment, it
may ignite. #
Make sure that no engine oil is spilled
next tothe /ller opening. #
Allow the engine tocool o. and thor-
oughly clean the engine oil from compo-
nent parts before starting theve hicle. *
N
NO OTE
TE Engine damage caused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter, incor rect oil or additi ves #
Do not use engine oils or oil /lters which
do not cor respond tothe speci/cations
ex plicitly prescribed forth e service inter-
va ls. #
Follow the inst ructions on the service
inter val display forch anging the engine
oil and obser vethe prescribed change
inter vals. #
Do not use additives. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bytopping up too
much engine oil To
o much engine oil can damage the engine or
th e catalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo ved at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. %
Depending on driving st yle, theve hicle con-
sumes up to0.8 litre of oil per 1000 km. The
oil consum ption may be higher than this when
th eve hicle is new or if you frequently drive at
high engine speeds. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Top up the engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and turn it clockwise until it
engages. #
Check the oil le vel again (/ page 340). Maintenance and care
341
341

R
Do not polish theve hicle and light-alloy
wheels.
R Only use car washes that cor respond tothe
latest engineering standards.
R Do not use car wash prog rammes with a /nal
hot wax treatment.
R Do not use paint cleaners, bu1ng or polishing
products, gloss preser vers, e.g. wax.
In theev ent of paintwork damage:
R Always ha vepaintwork repairs car ried out at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop.
R Make sure thera dar sensors function
(/ page 223). N
No
ot
tes on cleaning decor
es on cleaning decor ativ
ative f
e foils
oils Obser
vethe no tes on matt /nish care in thech ap-
te r "No tes on paintwork/matt /nish paintwork
care" (/ page 346). They also apply tomatt dec-
orative foils.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning decorative foils to
av oid vehicle damage. Cleaning
Cleaning
R For cleaning, use plenty of water and a mild
cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. a car shampoo appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz.
R Remo vedirt immediatel y,where possible,
whilst avoiding rubbing too hard. There is oth-
erwise a risk of damaging the decorative foil
ir re parabl y.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the /nish or if the decorative
fo il is dull: Use thePa int Cleaner recommen-
ded and appr ovedfo r Mercedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soak with insect remo ver and
ri nse o. the treated areas aTer wards.
R Bird droppings: Soak with water and rinse o.
aTer wards.
R Topreve ntwa ter stains, dry a foil-wrapped
ve hicle with a soT, absorbent clo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av oiding damag
oiding damag e t
e to t
o t he decor
he decor ativ
ative f
e foil
oil
R The service life and colouring of decorative
fo ils are impaired by:
- Sunlight -
Tempe rature, e.g. hot air blo wer
- Weather conditions
- Stone chippings and dirt
- Chemical cleaning agents
- Oily products
R Do not use polish on matt decorative foil. Po l-
ishing will ha vethe e.ect of shining thefo il-
wrapped sur face.
R Do not treat matt or st ructured decorative
fo ils with wax.Pe rm anent stains may occur.
Scratches, cor rosive deposits, areas a.ected by
cor rosion and damage caused byincor rect care
cannot alw ays be comple tely re paired. In such
cases, visit a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Yo u can obtain more information on care and
cleaning products from the manufacturer.
In the case of foil-wrapped sur faces, optical di.er-
ences may occur between the sur faces that we re
not pro tected bya decorative foil aTer removing a
decorative foil. Maintenance and care
347
347

In some countries,
the fuel available may not ha ve
su1cient additives. Deposits could build up in the
fuel injection system as a result. In this case, in
consultation with a Mercedes-Benz service
centre, mix the fuel with the cleaning additive rec-
ommended byMercedes-Benz. Obser vethe no tes
and mixing ratios indica ted on theta nk.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on fuel q
mation on fuel q uality f
uality for v
or vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a die-
h a die-
sel engine
sel engine
Gener Gener al not
al notes
es
No tethe inst ructions about operating 0uids
(/ page 396). &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from fuel mixture
If yo u mix diesel fuel with petrol, the 0ash
point of the fuel mixture is lo werth an that of
pure diesel fuel. #
Neverre fuel using petrol in diesel
engines. #
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe wrong fuel Even small amounts of
the wrong fuel could
re sult in damage tothe fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system.
V V ehicles wit ehicles wit h a diesel par
h a diesel par ticulat
ticulate
e/lt
/lt er:
er: #
Only refuel using sulphur-free diesel fuel
th at conforms toEuropean standard
EN 590, or an equivalent speci/cation.
In count ries without sulphur-free diesel
fuel, refuel using only lo w-sulphur diesel
fuel with a sulphur content less than
50 ppm.
V
V ehicle wit
ehicle wit hout diesel par
hout diesel par ticulat
ticulate
e/lt
/lt er:
er: #
Only refuel using diesel fuel wi tha sul-
phur content less than 500 ppm.
Ne verre fuel wi thone of thefo llowing fuels:
R Petrol
R Marine diesel
R Heating oil R
Pure fatty acid me thyl ester or veget able
oil
R Para1n or kerosene
If yo u ha veacciden tally refuelled wi th the
wrong fuel: #
Do not switch on theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. The
following compatibility indication for fuel
applies toyour vehicle: 1
For diesel fuel with a maximum of 7% byvol-
ume bio-diesel (fatty acid me thyl ester) Te
ch nical data
399
399

*
N
NO
OTE
TE Engine damage caused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter, incor rect oil or additi ves #
Do not use engine oils or oil /lters other
th an those which meet the speci/cations
necessary forth e prescribed service
inter vals. #
Do not alter the engine oil or oil /lter in
order toachie velonger change inter vals
th an prescribed. #
Do not use additives. #
Have the engine oil changed aTer the
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having the oil
ch anged at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Only use engine oils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz.
P
P e etr
tr ol engines:
ol engines: for cer tain countries, di.erent
engine oils can be used in conjunction with
re duced maintenance inter vals. Further informa-
tion on di.erent engine oils can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop.
Quality and capacity of engine oil
Quality and capacity of engine oil
No No t f
t for plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:
Engine oil
Engine oil speci/cations
speci/cations (pe
(petr
trol engines)
ol engines) Model
Model
MB-Fr
MB-Freig
eigabe or MB-
abe or MB-
Appr ov
Approv al
al
All models 229.51, 229.52,
229.61, 229.71*, 229.72 Engine oil
Engine oil
speci/cations
speci/cations (diesel engines)
(diesel engines) Model
Model
MB-Fr
MB-Freig
eigabe or MB-
abe or MB-
Approv
Approv al
al
All models 229.52, 229.61,
229.71*, 229.72 *
re commended for fuel consum ption
To achie vethe lo west possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse the engine oil speci/ca-
tions mar ked in theta ble forth e lo westSA E vis-
cosity class. Obser veany possible restrictions of
th e appr ovedSA E viscosity classes.
% Ifth e engine oils listed in theta ble are not
av ailable, you may add a maximum of 1.0 litre
of thefo llowing engine oils once onl y.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a pe
h a petr
trol engine:
ol engine: MB-Freigabe or
MB-Appr oval 229.31 or ACEA C3
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: ACEA C3
No
No t f
t for plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id: 402
402
Te
ch nical data

Pa
rking.................................................. 269
System limitations..................................2 68
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US
see ASS YST PLUS
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist
Display................................................... 239
Fu nction................................................ 239
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 243
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 243
Fu nction................................................ 241
System limits......................................... 241
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 229
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 144
Fu nction................................................ 143
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 144
Switching on/o..................................... 145
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 400 Capacity................................................ 401
No tes..................................................... 195
Purit y.................................................... .400
To pping up............................................ .196
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 84
A A dditiv dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .400
Engine oil............................................... 401
Fu el....................................................... 398
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (A
es (AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
)
)
see AdBlue ®
A A dditiv dditiv es (engine oil)
es (engine oil)
see Additives
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (fuel)
es (fuel)
see Fuel
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he headlam
he headlam p r
p range
ange ...................... 139
ATer
ATer -sales
-sales ser
service
vice
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu Calling up.............................................. 158
Air dis
Air distr tribution
ibution
Setting................................................... 157
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 159 Air inlet
Air inlet
see Air-water duct
Air pr
Air pr essure
essure
see Tyre pressure
Air v
Air v ents
ents
Ad justing (front)..................................... 164
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 165
Air v
Air v ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne
par
par ticle
ticle pr
pre/lt
e/lt er)
er).......................................... 159
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 343
Airbag
Airbag
Activation................................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 52
Installation locations................................ 52
Knee airbag............................................. 52
Overview.................................................. 52
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
Pro tection................................................ 53
Re duced pr otection.................................. 54 496 496
Index

Easy e
Easy e
xit f
xit feature
eature
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 116
Setting................................................... 117
EBD (Electr
EBD (Electr onic Br
onic Brak
ake f
e f or
orce Dis
ce Dis tr
tribution)
ibution)
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 227
EC
EC O Assist
O Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 179
EC
EC O display
O display
Fu nction................................................ 177
EC
EC O st
O st ar
ar t/st
t/st op function
op function
Switching o./on.................................... 177
Electr
Electr ic dr
ic drive
ive................................................ 166
Electr
Electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
Applying automaticall y........................... 219
Applying/releasing manually.................. 221
Emer gency braking................................ 221
Re leasing automaticall y.......................... 220
Electr
Electr ical fuses
ical fuses
see Fuses
Electr
Electr omagne
omagne tic com
tic compatibility
patibility
Declaration of conformity........................ .29
Electr
Electr onicSt
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram
am
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) Emerg
Emerg
ency
ency
Assis tance overview................................. 20
Fire extinguisher.................................... 353
Fi rs t-aid kit (soT sided).......................... 353
Re moving thewa rning triangle............... 352
Saf etyve st............................................. 352
Setting up thewa rning triangle............... 353
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking...................................... 221
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Emerg
Emerg ency call
ency call
see Me rcedes-Benz emer gency call system
Eme rg
Emerg encykey
ency key
Inserting/ removing.................................. 83
Locking/unlocking the doors................... 88
Unlocking theta ilgat e.............................. 94
Emerg
Emerg ency oper
ency oper ation mode
ation mode
St arting theve hicle............................... .170
Emerg
Emerg ency
encyshut
shuto.
o.
see Hybrid system
Emerg
Emerg ency spar
ency spar e wheel
e wheel
In0ating................................................. 390
No tes..................................................... 389 Ener Ener
gy
gy0ow
0ow display
display
Displayin g.............................................. 302
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 302
Engine
Engine
Engine number....................................... 394
Starting (emer gency ope ration mode ).... 170
St arting (Remo teOnline)........................ 171
Engine data Engine data Displaying.............................................. 185
Engine electr
Engine electr onics
onics
No tes..................................................... 392
Engine number
Engine number ............................................. 394
Engine oil
Engine oil Additives................................................ 401
Capacity................................................ 402
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer..................................... 340
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval.................. 402
Quality................................................... 402
To pping up............................................ .340
ERA
ERA -GL -GLON
ONASS t ASS t es
est modet mode
St arting/ending.................................... .328
Err
Err or message
or message
see Display message Index
509
509

ESC (Electr
ESC (Electr
onicSt
onic Stability Contr
ability Contr ol)
ol)
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP
ESP ®
®
Crosswind Assis t.................................... 226
Tr ailer stabilisatio n................................. 227
ESP
ESP ®
®
(Electr
(Electronic St
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram)
am)
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 227
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 225
EU type appr ov
EU type appr oval number
al number ............................. 394
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
Care..................................................... .348
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
see Lights F F
F F atigue det
atigue det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
F
F ir
ir e e
e e xtinguisher
xtinguisher.......................................... 353
F
F irs
irst-aid kit t-aid kit (soT
(soTsided)
sided)................................. 353
Flat to
Flat towing
wing
see Tow- bar system Flat tyre
Flat tyre
MOExtended tyres................................. 354
No tes..................................................... 354
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 356
Wheel chang e........................................ 383
Floor mats
Floor mats................................................... 136
F
F oil cov
oil cov er
er ing
ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 223
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are................................................. 45
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 393
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 393
Fr Fr ont airbag (dr
ont airbag (dr iv
iver
er , fr
, fr ont passeng
ont passeng er)
er).............. 52
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
see Load compartment
see Seat
Fr
Fr ont wheel ar ch
ont wheel ar ch
Fi tting/removing the co ver..................... 148
Fr
Fr ont wheel arc
ont wheel arc h cov
h cover
er
Fi tting/removing.................................... 148
F
F uel
uel
Additives................................................ 398
Diesel.................................................... 399 E10........................................................ 397
Fu
elreser ve........................................... 400
Low outside temp eratures...................... 399
Pe trol..................................................... 397
Quality (diesel )....................................... 399
Quality (petrol)....................................... 397
Re fuellin g.............................................. .191
Sulphur content..................................... 397
Ta nk content.......................................... 400
F F uel consump
uel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or
Calling up.............................................. 185
F
F unction seat
unction seat
see Door cont rol panel
F
F uses
uses
Before replacing a fuse.......................... 371
Fu se assignment diag ram...................... .371
Fu se box in the engine compartment......3 72
Fu se box in the front passenger foot-
we ll........................................................3 72
Fu se box in the load compartment......... 373
No tes..................................................... 371 510
510
Index