2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E WAGON Owner's Manual

Opening
andclosing thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. Maint
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Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Opening
thehood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. #
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm).
Closing thehood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheigh tof aroun d8 in
(20 cm)and then allo witto fall, appl ying a
litt leforc eas youletit go. 288
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Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin ehas anoildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
on-boar dcom puter(/ page289) . Depending
ontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and pullitout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w.
R Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to Maint
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minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail. #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Followtheins truction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. 290
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#
Donotus ead ditiv es. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ondriving style, theve hicle con‐
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 l)of oil per
600 miles(1 000 km).The oilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uen tly dr ive at high engin e
spee ds. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page289 ). Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
If yo uopen thecap, youco uld bescalded. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
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Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm) over mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further information oncoolant
(/ page360) Re
filling thewindsh ieldwasher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 292
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Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedoff. Maint
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The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blowe rfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
lea vetheve hicle while itis being washed,
mak esur eth eSmar tKey islocat edinthe
ve hicle. Theparkposition 005Disother wise
aut omaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally.
R Maintain adi st anc eof at leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il. Maint
ainadis tan ceofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno tex ceed 140°F
(60°C ).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheim plement manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar ts,e.g. tires, gaps,
elect rical com pone nts,batter ies, light sour‐
ces and ventil ation slits. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue towa ter
ingr ess #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectly towa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. 29
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