Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 228

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The difference in quantity between mini-
mum mark 3 and maximum mark
approximately 2 litres.
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On vehicles with a 4-cylinder petrol
engine and vehicles with an 8-cylinder pet-
rol engine, the difference between MIN
mark 3 and MAX mark
mately 1.5 litres.
Topping up the engine oil
Illustration: vehicle with a petrol engine (E 500)
Cover
1
Version: 2.9.4
2 is
2 is approxi-
Example of a vehicle with a diesel engine (E 220
CDI)
Cover
1
Unscrew cap
X
Top up with the amount of oil required.
X
! Do not add too much oil. If too much oil
is added and the oil level is above the max-
imum mark on the dipstick, the engine or
catalytic converter could be damaged.
Have excess oil siphoned off.
Screw cap
X
H Environmental note
When topping up the oil, take care not to
spill any. Oil must not be allowed to escape
into the soil or waterways. You would oth-
erwise be damaging the environment.
1 and remove it.
1 onto the filler neck.
Engine compartment
Coolant
G Risk of injury
The cooling system is pressurised. There-
fore, only unscrew the cap once the engine
has cooled down. The coolant temperature
gauge must display less than 70°C. You
could otherwise be scalded by escaping hot
coolant.
Coolant consists of water and antifreeze/cor-
rosion inhibitor. Only check the coolant level
when the vehicle is on a level surface and the
engine has cooled down.
Operation
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