Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Operation
At the gas station
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Only fill your tank until the filler nozzle
unit cuts out – do not top up or over-
fill.
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Replace fuel cap by turning it clockwise
until it audibly engages.
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Close the fuel filler flap.
Warning!
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Overfilling of the fuel tank may create pres-
sure in the system which could cause a gas
discharge. This could cause the gasoline to
spray back out when removing the fuel
pump nozzle, which could cause personal in-
jury.
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Leaving the engine running and the fuel
cap open can cause the yellow fuel
tank reserve warning lamp to flash and
the
ú malfunction indicator lamp
(USA only) or the
± malfunction in-
dicator lamp (Canada only) to illumi-
nate.
For more information, see also “Practi-
cal hints” (
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Gasoline engine:
Only use premium unleaded gasoline
with a minimum Posted Octane Rating
of 91 (average of 96 RON/ 86 MON).
Information on gasoline quality can
normally be found on the fuel pump.
For more information on gasoline, see
the Factory Approved Service Products
pamphlet.
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Diesel engine:
Only use commercially available vehic-
ular diesel fuels No. 2 or No. 1 (ASTM
D975 No. 2-D or No. 1-D). Information
on diesel quality can normally be found
on the fuel pump.
For more information on diesel fuels,
refer to the Factory Approved Service
Products pamphlet.
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Diesel engine:
If you have driven the vehicle until the
tank is empty, the fuel system needs to
be bled (
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