Mercedes-Benz 2009 E-Class Operator's Manual page 10

Index
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 57
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 360
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355, 389
TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 355
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fluids
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 395
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 326
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Four-wheel drive
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
Front air bags
see Air bags
Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
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Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 48
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 341
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 157
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 337
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396, 398
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Fuel system, bleeding (diesel
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 376
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Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 40, 231
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 269
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 133
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 130
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission position indicator . . . 131
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 131
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 345
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW