1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
120
2 0075 Restr aint system →
407
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
417
00E5 ESP®
→
417
4 005E Rear fogligh t →
120
5 0057 Highbeam →
120
0058 Lowbea m →
119
0060 Parking lights →
119
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
409
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
224
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
413
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
413
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
413
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
409
B L Distance warning →
416 C
0025 ABS →
417
D Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing →
408
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
420
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
409
G Fuelleve l →
224
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
413
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
413
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
407
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
409
L ä Suspension →
416 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
11 11
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof ins w
of ins tr tr
ument display ument
display 1
Speedo meter
The segm entsonthespeedome terindicat e
th estatuses ofthefo llo wing systems: cruise
contr ol/limit er/ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONIC
2 Inde xpoints
3 Outside temp eratur e 4
Time
5 Area foradditional values (exa mp le:tach ome-
te r): tach ome ter/na vigation/EC Odispla y/
consum ption/G-me ter/dat e
The fuel suppl ywill beinterrupted toprotect
th eengine whenthere dmar kon theta ch om-
et er (ove rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
6 Cool anttemp eratur edispla y Dur
ingnormal oper ation, coolant temp eratur e
displa y6 isper mitt edtorise tothere d
mar k.
Ve hicles with48 Von- boar delect rical system:
PO WER andCHAR GEdispla ys(ele ctrical drive
supp ortand recuper ationpowe rof theelec-
tr ic mo tor)
7 Select eddrive pr og ram 224224
Instr
ument displayand on-boar dcom puter
ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. #
Con tinue turnin gcap 1coun ter-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolant leve 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)overth emar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolan tth at has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further informatio non coolan t(/ page349) RR
e/lli ng e/lli
ngt t
he wind shield w he
wind shield washer syst asher
system em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tpar tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 280280
Maint
enance andcare
to
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
327 327
+
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Pollution ofthe
en vironment duetoirre sponsi bledisposal
of oper ating0uids Incor
rect disposal ofoper ating0uids can
cause consid erable damag eto theen viron-
ment. #
Dispose ofoper ating 0uids inan environ-
ment allyre sponsi blemann er. Oper
ating0uids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricants
R Coolant
R Brak e0uid
R Windsh ieldwasher 0uid
R Clim atecont rolsy stem refrig er ant
Onl yus eproduc tsappro vedby Mer cedes-Be nz.
Dam ageca use dby theuse ofproducts that have
no tbee napp rove dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Be nzwarrant yor good willgestu res. The
oper ating0uids approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz
ca nbe iden ti/e dby thefo llo wing inscriptions on
th econt ainer :
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB-F reigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval (e.g .MB -Appr oval 229. 51)
Fu rther informatio non appr ovedoper ating 0uids:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cations forOper -
ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reor explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl y0amma ble. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Beforeand during refuel ing, switcho.
th eve hicle and,ifins talled, thestation-
ar yheat er. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
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. Te
ch nica ldat a
345 345
#
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid regula rly re placed ataqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page344). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C))
R Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Cool ant(engine ) Cool
ant(engine ) ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
E 450 4MATIC 13.7USqt
(13.0 liter s)
All other model s1 4.8USqt
(14.0 liter s) Te
ch nica ldat a
349 349
Engi
ne Engi
ne DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
To swi tch engine off,pres s
and holdStart/Stop but-
ton foratlea st3seconds
or pres s3 times. *Y
ouhave pressed thestar t/s topbutt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Informatio nabout switchingo.theve hicle while drivi ng (/ page143).
Ca nnot Start Engine See
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hevehicle cannotbe star ted. #
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Ifth edispla ymessag estill appear s,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
00BD
Ch eck Coolant Leve lSee
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hecoolan tle ve lis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toinsu1c ientcoolant #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient coolant. #
Addcoolant (/page280). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
367 367
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
ÿ
Cool antToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolan tis tooho t. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nswhen openingthehood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove rheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situa-
tions mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Waituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalf unct ionintheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. 368368
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps