Parking - Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2017 Operator's Manual

overfilling. DEF may leak if overfilled. Mercedes-
Benz offers a special disposable hose with over-
fill protection. You can obtain this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. DEF is avail-
able in a variety of containers and receptacles.
Only use the disposable hose with the
Mercedes-Benz DEF refill canisters.
DEF refill bottle
!
Only screw on the DEF refill bottle hand-
tight. Otherwise, the thread of the DEF refill
bottle could be damaged and DEF could leak
out.
Unscrew the protective cap from DEF refill
X
bottle :.
Place DEF refill bottle : on the filler neck as
X
shown and screw it on clockwise until hand-
tight.
Press DEF refill bottle : towards the filler
X
neck.
The DEF tank is filled. This may take up to one
minute.
When DEF refill bottle : is no longer pressed,
filling stops and the bottle may be taken off
again after being only partially emptied.
Release DEF refill bottle :.
X
Turn DEF refill bottle : counter-clockwise
X
and remove it.
Screw the protective cap onto DEF refill bot-
X
tle : again.
DEF refill bottles are available at many gas sta-
tions or at a qualified specialist workshop. Refill
bottles without a threaded cap do not provide
overfill protection. DEF may leak if overfilled.
Mercedes Benz offers special refill bottles with a
threaded seal. These are available at any author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Parking

Important safety notes
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WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with
hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is a risk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi-
cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields.
G
WARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
release the parking brake.
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shift the automatic transmission out of the
R
parking position P.
start the engine.
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In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is a risk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
!
Always secure the vehicle correctly against
rolling away. Otherwise, the vehicle or its driv-
etrain could be damaged.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
the electric parking brake must be applied.
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the transmission must be in position j and
R
the SmartKey must be removed from the igni-
tion lock.
the front wheels must be turned towards the
R
curb on steep uphill or downhill gradients.
the empty vehicle must be secured at the
R
front axle with a wheel chock or similar, for
example, on uphill or downhill gradients.
on uphill or downhill gradients the laden vehi-
R
cle must also be secured at the rear axle, for
example with a wheel chock or similar object.
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