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When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. Ifsubj ect
to incr eased stress, checkth etir es mor e.Further
inf ormatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed special-
is two rkshop. Bat
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ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page271). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
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GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
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GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
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GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
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GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 272272
Main
tenanc eand care
#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liTthehood untilitopens automaticall y.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheig htofaroun d8 in
(20 cm) andthen allo witto fall, appl ying alit-
tle forc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle mor efo rc e
until iteng ages cor rectl y. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil ChecChec
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the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel using t el
using the oildips he
oildips tick tic
k &
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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. RR
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uir uir
ements ements
R The engine hasanoildipstic k.Ifno t,the
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
on-boar dcom puter(/ page275) .
Dependin gon theengine, theoil dipstic kma ybe
inst alled intheengine compartment indi.er ent
locations. The
waiting time beforech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era-
tur eis /veminut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tick1 out and wipe o.. 274274
Main
tenanc eand care
#
Slowly slide oildips tick1 intoth eguide tube
to thestop, and pullitout again aTer approx-
imat elyth re eseconds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect: oilleve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 orbelo w.
R Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1USqt(1liter)
of eng ineoil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain o.excess
eng ineoil.Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop.
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the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel usin gt el
usin gthe on- boar d he
on- boar d
com com
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uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The enginehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle speed.
R The hoodis clo sed .
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during driving.
De term ining theengine oilleve lcan take up to 30
minut eswithanor mal driving styleand even
long erwit han activ edr iving style.
On-boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
One ofthefo llo wing messa geswill appear onthe
inst rument displa y:
R Measuring EngineOil Level... :meas urement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpos sible. #
Repeat there qu est aTer amaximum of
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indicating theoil leve lon theinst rument dis-
pla yis green and isbe tween "min" and"max":
th eoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max": #
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
op upengine oil op
upengine oil &
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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. Maint
enance andcare
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Displa
y Displa
y
Car e.... .................................................. 283
Displa Displa
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(on-boar dcom d
com put put
er) er)
Displa yson theinst rument displa y......... 224
Disp la Disp
lay mes sage y
mes sage
Call ingupintheon-boar dcom puter...... .3 51
Displa Displa
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messa ges es
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é ATTEN TIONASSIS TIno per ative..... 375
é ATTEN TIONASSIS T:Take a
Br ea k!...... ...... ........................................ 376
: Automatic Headlam pMode
Inoper ative......... .................................... 358
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level................ 374
00BD CheckCoola ntLevelSee Oper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 365 00B3
CheckEngine OilAtNe xtRe fu-
eli ng .... ........................ .......................... 400
00B3 CheckEng ineOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art)... ........................... ......................4 00
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00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid... ...................3 64
00C4 Compressor IsCooling ..................386
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neO... .................................... 366
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at or's Manual. ........................................ 387
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 388
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00B3 Engine OilLevelCanno tBe
Measur ed........ ........................ ..............402
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engi neO... ...............................4 01 00B3
Engine OilPressur eSt op Switc h
O. Engin e....... ....................................... 402
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........... 401
0075 Front LeT Malfu nction Service
Re quired (examp le)...... ..........................352
00B6 FuelLevelLo w... ...... ..................... 367
00B6 GasCap Loose ............................. 367
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................3 88
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................389
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................390
0053 Inoper ative....... ............................ 392
: Intell. Light System Inoper ative..... 359
Á KeyBe ing Ini tia lized Please Wait.... 356
Á KeyNo tDe tected (Red displa y
messag e)...............................................3 56
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis-
pla ymessag e)... .....................................3 55 Inde
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