2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS oil additives

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WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oil can damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetouse of addi‐
tives in thee ngine oil The use of additional additives in
thee ngine
oil can damag ethe engine. #
Do no tuse an yadditional additives in
th ee ngine oil. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag ecaused byspilling oil when refill‐
ing Damag
eiscaused tothee nvironmen tifspil‐
led oil enter sthe soil. #
When refilling oil, mak esuren oneis
spilled. Example: engin
eoilfiller opening #
Obser vethei nformation rega rding appr oved
engine oil under "Operating fluids and capaci‐
ties" (/ page228). #
Unscr ewand remo vecap 1. #
Refill engin eoil. #
Place cap 1onthef iller openin gand
tigh ten.
Whe ndoing so, mak esuret hat thec ap
engages cor rectly. #
If present, checkt he oil le velu sing theo il dip‐
st ick( / pag e179). #
Inthec ase of vehicles without an oil dipstic k,
ch eckt he oil le velw itht he on-boar dcom‐
puter af tert he next journe y(/ pag e178).
It is necessa ryto runt he engine forane xtended
perio dafter eac hoilre fill to cor rectly de tect the
oil le vel. Fill le velc hanges during oil refills may
no tbei mmediately visible. Depending on the
driving profile, then ew oil le velc an onl ybedis‐
pla yeda fter ad riving time of up to60 minutes.
If necessa ry,o nlyr efill theq uantity of oil shown
in thei nstrument clus terd ispla yand checkt he
oil le vela ga in af tert he next journe y. Checking/adding coolant
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WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreez ecomes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Allowthe engine tocool down before
adding antif reeze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
If yo uo pen thec ap, youc oul dbes calded. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
gl ove sand saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pres‐
sure. 18 0
Maintenance and care

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Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. Fu
el Note
sonf uelgrades on vehicles with agaso‐
line engine
Obse rvet he no tesono perating fluids
(/ page227).
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuel Even small amounts of
thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, engine
and exhaus tsystem. #
Onlyrefuel using lo w-sulfur ,unleaded
premium grade gasoline wit hatleast
91 AKI/95 RON/95 ROZ.
This fuel ma ycontain up to10%e thanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle is suitable foru se with
E1 0f uel.
Ne verrefuel wit hthe following:
R Diesel
R Gasoline wit hmoret han 10%e thanol by
vo lume, e.g. E15, E20, E85, E100
R Gasoline wit hmoret han 3% me thanol by
vo lume, e.g. M15, M30 ,M50,M 85,M 100
R Gasoline wit hadditives con tainin gm etal #
Do no tmix su chfuel switht he fuel rec‐
ommended fory our vehicle.
If yo uh ave accidentally refueled wit hthe
wrong fuel: #
Do no tswit ch th eignition on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEMalfunctions du etocontaminated
fuel Fu
el contamination can lead tomalfunctions
in thef uel sy stem. #
Ifyo ua reusin gdrums or canis ters to
re fuel thev ehicle, yous houl dfilter the
fuel befor efilling. If
th ea vailable fuel is no tsufficiently lo winsulfur,
th is can produce unpleasant odors. The
recommended octane number fory our vehi‐
cle can be found on thei nstruction label in the
fuel filler flap (/ page106).
Fu rther information on fuel can be obtained at a
ga ss tatio noraq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Note sona dditives in gasoline
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
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* NO
TEDama gefrom use of unsuitable
additives Even smal
lamounts of thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions. #
Only add cleaning additives recommen‐
ded forM ercedes-Benzt othe fuel. Mercedes-Benz
recommends using brand-name
fuels wi thadditives.
In som ecountries, thea vailable fuel ma ynotcon‐
ta in suf ficient amounts of additi ves. Deposits
could buildupint he fuel injection sy stem as a
re sult.
In this case, in consultation wit haMercedes-
Ben zCommercial VanC enter,th ef uel should be
mixed wit hthe cleaning additiv erecommended
by Mercedes-Benz.
Yo um usto bse rvet he no tesa nd mixing ratios
indica tedont hetank.
Ta nk content and reser vefuel
Capacity Model
Total capacity
Al lm odels Approx.1 8.5 US gal
(70 liters) Model
Of whichreser ve
fuel
All model sA pprox.3 .2 US gal
(1 2l iters) Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
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Tech nica ldata

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NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB -Appr oval Model
sM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
All model s2 29.5, 229.6**R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum of 1.1USqt( 1.0l) of
thee ngine oils wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4.
Re placement amount
Engine oil Approximately
2USg al (7.7 l) Tr
ansmissio noil Au
tomatic transmission
Ope ratin gfluid :automatic transmission fluid Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
Mobil ATF1 34 FE
Va lvoline ATFP ro
236. 15
MB Shee tNumber
236. 15 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Re ar axle
Operating fluid: transmission oil Product desc
rip‐
tion/number Main
tenance inter‐
val
MobilubeFE7 5W-85
Mobilub eFEPlusNG
75 W- 85
MB Shee tNumber
235.7 - Fu
rther information ma ybeobtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
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WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. Te
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