Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 169

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Refueling 167 DEF(BlueTECvehiclesonly) Important safety notes General notes DEFisawater-soluble fluid for the exhaust gas aftertreatment of diesel engines. It is: Tofunctionproperly,BlueTECexhaustgasafter-Rnotpoisonous treatment must be operated with the reducingRcolorless and odorless agent DEF. Adding DEF is one of the tasks per- formed during maintenance. Under normalRnotflammable operating conditions, a tank of DEF lasts untilWhenyouopentheDEFcontainer,small the next service due date. amounts of ammonia vapor may be released.parking WhenthesupplyofDEFisalmostusedup,theAmmoniavaporshaveapungentodorandare Check Additive See Operator's Manualparticularly irritating to the skin, to mucousand messageisshowninthemultifunction display.membranesandtotheeyes.Youmayexperi- If you drive the vehicle faster than 10 mphenceaburningsensationinyoureyes,noseand (16 km/h), the Check Additive See Opera‐throat. Coughing and watering of the eyes areing tor's Manualmessagegoesoutafterapprox-possible. riv imately one minute. Donotinhaleammoniavapors.FilltheDEFtankD WhentheDEFsupplydropstoaminimum,theonly in well-ventilated areas. Remaining Starts: 16messageisshowninDEFmustnotcomeintocontactwithyourskin, the multifunction display. eyes or clothing and must not be swallowed. If the Remaining Starts: 16 messageKeepDEFawayfromchildren. appears in the multifunction display, you canIf you or other persons come into contact with start the engine another 16 times. If DEF is notDEF, observe the following: refilled, you will subsequently be unable toRRinseDEFfromyourskinimmediatelywith start the engine. soap and water. XAddatleast1gal(3.8l)ofDEF. RIf DEF comes into contact with your eyes, XSwitchontheignitionforatleast60seconds.immediatelyrinsethemthoroughlywithclean XStart the engine. water. Seek medical assistance without delay. iHavetheDEFtankrefilledataqualifiedspe-RIfDEFhasbeenswallowed,rinseyourmouth cialist workshop. out immediately. Drink plenty of water. Seek Usethespecial DEF refill bottle when addingmedical assistance without delay. DEFbetweenmaintenanceintervals. You canRChangeoutofclothingcontaminated with obtain further information from an authorizedDEFimmediately. Mercedes-BenzCenteror,ifnecessary,contact!OnlyuseDEFinaccordancewith Roadside Assistance (Y page 27). ISO 22241. Do not mix any additives with If theoutsidetemperatureisbelow12‡(Ò11†)DEF, and do not dilute DEF with water. This it may be difficult to top up. If DEF is frozen andmaydestroy the BlueTEC exhaust gas after- there is an active warning indicator, it may nottreatment system. be possible to add DEF. Park the vehicle in aThevehicle must be parked on level ground warmerplace, e.g. in a garage, until DEF has! becomefluid again. It will then be possible toto fill the DEF tank. The DEF tank can only be addDEFagain.Alternatively, have the DEF tankfilled as intended with thevehicleparkedona refilled at a qualified specialist workshop.level surface. This avoids false level readings. Further information about BlueTEC exhaust gasFilling the tank is not permitted if the vehicle aftertreatment and DEF is available at anyis not parked on a level surface. There is a of overfil authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. danger ling, which could result in damagetocomponentsoftheBlueTEC exhaust gas aftertreatment. !Rinsesurfacesthathavecomeintocontact with DEF immediately with water or remove DEFusingadampclothandcoldwater.Ifthe DEFhasalready crystallized, use a sponge Z

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