2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS fuel cap

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thedr ivet ra in and
engine whenpulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstation ary. Pull awayimme di-
at ely. #
Avoid high engin espeeds anddrivin gat
full thro ttle until theengine hasreac hed
its oper atingte mp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and ismis-
/r ing.
No n-combus tedfuel mayget intoth ecat alytic
con verter . #
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal
slightl y. #
Have thecause recti/ed immedi atelyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page104) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads. Dr
iving and parking
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#
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. #
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reand explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite fue lva por . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzl e,touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30,M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. Dr
iving andparking
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system caused
by ove r/lled fueltank s #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzl e #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel.
Onl yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Fueltype #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tfuel /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzle intoth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzle
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. 162162
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iving andparking

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mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir epr es-
sur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr essur ewhen thetir es arecold.
Conditions forcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es out
of dir ect sunlight forat least thre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrav eled lessthan 1mile
(1.6 km).
The vehicle' stir es heat upwhen drivi ng .As the
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing syst ing
system: em:
Yo ucan also checkth etir epr essur eusing theon-
boar dcom puter.
The tirepr essur ere commen dedforincr eased
load/speed inthetir epr essur eta ble can a.ect
th eride comf ort. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetounsuit a-
ble acces sories ontireva lves
If yo umount unsuitableacces sories ontotir e
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe overloaded and malfunction,
whichcan cause tirepr essur e
loss. #
Onlyscr ew stan da rd valve caps orvalve
caps speci/call yappr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz foryo ur vehicle ontoth etir eva lve. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
et e
table able
The
tirepr essur eta ble ison theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisex am ple
dat a. If
one ormor etir esize spr ecede atir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormation isonl yva lid
fo rth ose tiresizes andtheir respecti veload con-
dition.
The load conditions "partiallyladen" and"fully
laden" arede/n edintheta ble fordi.er entnum-
ber sof passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydi.er from this. 312312
Wheels
andtires

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etir epr es su re tables onlysho wtherim diam-
et er inst ead ofthecom pletetiresize, e.g.R18 R18
.
The rim diame teris par tof thetir esize andcan
be found onthetir eside wall(/ page324).
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page316)
R Maxim umtirepr essur e(/ page323) ChecChec
kingt king
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
emanu ally e
manu ally #
Read thetir epr essur ere commen dedforth e
cur rent ope rating condi tions from theTire and
Loadi ngInformatio nplacar dor thetir epr es-
sur eta ble. Obser vetheno teson tirepr essur e. #
Remo vetheva lve cap ofthetir eto be
ch ecked. #
Press thetir epr essur ega ug esecur elyont o
th eva lve. #
Read thetir epr essur e. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis lowe rth an there com-
mende dva lue, increase thetir epr essur eto
th ere commen dedvalue. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than there com-
mende dva lue, release air.To do so, press
do wn theme talpin intheva lve, e.g. using the
tip ofapen. Then, checkth etir epr essur e
ag ain using thetir epr essur ega ug e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Fu rther relat ed subjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page310)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page312)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
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ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing syst ing
system em
FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing syst ing
system em
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GER GER
Riskofacciden tdue toincor rect
tir epr essur e
Eac htir e, incl udin gth espar e(if pro vided),
should becheckedmont hlywhen coldand
in0a tedto thein0 ation pressur ere commen -
ded bytheve hicle manu factur eron theve hi-
cle placar dor tirein0ation pressur elabel .(If yo
ur vehicle hastires ofadi.er entsize than
th esize indicat edon theve hicle placar dor
tir ein0ation pressur elabel ,yo ushould deter-
mine thepr oper tirein0 ation pressur efo r
th ose tires.)
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emoni toring
sy stem (TPMS) that illu min ates alow tirepr es-
sur ete lltale when oneormor eof your tires is
sign i/ca ntly under -in0at ed. Accor ding ly,when
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale illuminat es,you
should stop and checkyo ur tires assoon as
possible, andin0ateth em tothepr oper pres-
sur e.Driving onasign i/can tlyu nde r-in0 ated
tir ecauses thetir eto ove rheat and canlead
to tirefa ilur e.Un der -in0at ion also reduces fuel
e1ciency andtiretread life, and maya.ect
th eve hicle ’shandl ingand stoppin gabili ty.
Ple ase note that theTPMS isno ta substitut e
fo rpr oper tiremaint enance, anditis thedr iv-
er ’s responsi bilityto maint aincorrect tire
pr essur e,even ifunder -in0at ion has not
re ac hed theleve lto trigg erillum inatio nof the
TPMS low tirepr ess urete lltale. Wheels
andtires
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tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories inst al-
led, occupants, luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. Wheels
andtires
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Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline asoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Residue could buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
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ank cont ank
cont entand fuelr ent
and fuelrese rv eser
ve (no e
(no tf t
for plug-in or
plug-in
h h
ybr ybr
id) id)
The tota lcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
depending ontheve hicle equipme nt.
To t To
tal capacit yand r al
capacit yand reser v eser
ve fu el t e
fu el tank ank
Mod
el Tot Mode
lT otal capacit y al
capacit y
E 450 4MATIC 21.1ga l(80.0 liter s)
All other model s1 7.4gal(66.0 liter s) ModelModel
Ofwhic Of
whic hr h
reser ve eser
ve
E 450 4MATIC 3.2gal(12.0 liter s)
All other model s1 .8gal(7.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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ch nica ldat a
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6 Gas Cap Loose *T
hefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap. #
Ift If
the fuel he
fuel /ller /ller
capw cap
was alr as
already pr eady
proper l oper
ly closed: y
closed: consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. TT
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ansmissi on ansmissi
on Displ
a Displ
ay messag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/ conseq ossible
causes/ consequen ces and uen
ces and 0050 0050
Sol utions Sol
utions
Only Shiftto 'P' when Veh i-
cle isStati onary *I
tis pos sibleto select thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstation ary. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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