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Practical tips
Diesel
3 Valid for: vehicles with diesel engines
Pl
ease note the information on the inside of
the fuel tank flap.
We recommend you use Diesel according to
standard EN 590.
The diesel can thicken at very low tempera-
tures, thus affecting the start or operation of
the engine. Ask your service station attendant
if their diesel is suitable for winter use.
Water in the fuel filter
1)
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sep-
arator, the instrument panel may display the
following warning:
Water in the fuel
filter. If this is the case, take the vehicle to
a specialised workshop so that they can
drain the fuel filter.
CAUTION
●
Nev
er use of FAME (biodiesel), petrol,
heating oil, other fuels or thinning agents
as they can cause severely damage the
fuel system and the engine.
●
If the wrong fuel has been filled, do not
start the engine under any circumstances.
Risk of damaging the fuel system and the
engine! Obtain t
echnical assistance.
AdBlue®
Information about AdBlue®
AdBlue® consumption depends on your per-
sonal driving styl
e, the temperature of the
system and the outdoor temperature when
the vehicle is used.
AdBlue® freezes at temperatures of -11 °C
(+13°F). The system has heating elements
that guarantee its operation even at low tem-
peratures.
The AdBlue® tank has a capacity of approx.
18 litres.
When the range is less than 2400 km the
instrument cluster screen displays a message
requesting an AdBlue® refill.
If this message is ignored, the yellow warning
lamp will come on when the remaining
range is less than 1000 km. . The indica-
tion that in XXX km it will no longer be possible
to restart the engine will appear on the instru-
ment panel display.
If the yellow indicator lamp is ignored, when
remaining r
ange of 0 km is displayed, it will
no longer be possible to restart the engine.
The red warning lamp will light up .
AdBlue® is a registered trademark of the Ger-
man Association of the Automotive Industry
(VDA) and is also known as AUS32 or DEF
(Diesel Exhaust Fluid).
CAUTION
Overfilling with AdBlue® can cause dam-
age to the t
ank system.
Control and warning lamps
It lights up red
The engine cannot be restarted! The AdBlue le
vel
is too low.
Stop the vehicle in a suitable, safe and flat area then
top up with the minimum required quantity of AdBlue
›››
page 311.
and
They light up red
The engine cannot be restarted! Fault in the
AdBlue syst
em.
Contact a specialised workshop. Have the system
checked there.
1)
Depending upon country.
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