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Practical tips
Diesel
3 Valid for: vehicles with diesel engines
Please note the information on the inside of
the fuel t
ank 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
●
Never use of FAME (biodiesel), petrol,
heating oil, other fuel
s 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 technical assistance.
AdBlue
®
Information about AdBlue
®
Fig. 305 Related video
The consumption of AdBlue
®
depends on
your personal driving st
yl
e
, the t
emper
ature
of the system and on the outdoor tempera-
ture 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 tempera-
tures.
The capacity of the AdBlue
®
tank is approx.
11 litres.
When the range is less than 2400 km the
instrument panel 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 indication
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 range 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 brand of the German
Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
and is also known as AUS32 or DEF (Diesel
Exhaust Fluid).
CAUTION
Filling the AdBlue
®
tank excessively can
cause damage t
o the tank.
Control and warning lamps
It lights up red
The engine cannot be restarted! The AdBlue level
is too l
ow.
Stop the vehicle in a suitable, safe and flat area then
top up with the minimum required quantity of AdBlue
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page 339.
1)
Depending upon country.
338
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