branes and eyes. You may experience a burning
sensation in your nose, throat and eyes. You
may also experience coughing and watery eyes.
Do not inhale ammonia vapours. Only fill the
AdBlue
®
tank in well-ventilated areas.
Do not swallow AdBlue
®
or let it come into con-
tact with skin, eyes or clothing. Keep AdBlue
®
out of the reach of children.
If you or others come into contact with AdBlue
®
,
observe the following:
R
immediately rinse AdBlue
®
off your skin with
soap and water.
R
if AdBlue
®
comes into contact with your eyes,
immediately rinse them thoroughly with clean
water. Seek immediate medical attention.
R
if AdBlue
®
is swallowed, immediately rinse
your mouth out thoroughly. Drink plenty of
water. Seek immediate medical attention.
R
change immediately out of clothing that has
come into contact with AdBlue
®
.
When filling the AdBlue
®
tank, completely
empty refill bottles or refill canisters where pos-
sible to avoid transporting opened refill contain-
ers in the vehicle.
Additional information on AdBlue
®
can be found
under "Service products and capacities"
(
Y
page 382).
Opening and closing the AdBlue
®
filler
cap
:
Fuel filler flap
;
Blue AdBlue
®
filler cap
=
Fuel filler cap
Fuel filler flap
:
is on the left side of the vehicle
behind the front door. It is only possible to open
fuel filler flap
:
when the front door is open.
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
Switch off the auxiliary heating system
(
Y
page 144).
X
Open the front left-hand door first, and then
fuel filler flap
:
.
X
Close all vehicle doors to prevent ammonia
vapours from entering the vehicle interior.
X
Turn blue AdBlue
®
filler cap
;
anticlockwise
and remove it.
X
Start the filling procedure:
with a pump nozzle (
Y
page 175)
with a refill canister (
Y
page 176)
with a refill bottle (
Y
page 176)
X
After filling the AdBlue
®
container, place
AdBlue
®
filler cap
;
on the filler neck and
turn it clockwise.
X
Turn AdBlue
®
filler cap
;
until the lettering is
legible and horizontal.
The filler neck is only locked correctly when
this is the case.
X
Open the front left-hand door first, and then
close filler flap
:
.
Filling procedure with the pump nozzle
of an AdBlue
®
filling pump
!
Surfaces which have come into contact with
AdBlue
®
while refilling should be rinsed
immediately with water, or remove AdBlue
®
with a moist cloth and cold water. If AdBlue
®
has already crystallised, use a sponge and
cold water to clean the area. AdBlue
®
residue
crystallises after a certain amount of time and
soils the affected surfaces.
AdBlue
®
filling pumps can be found at many fill-
ing stations. Refilling AdBlue
®
is also possible at
truck filling pumps.
X
Unscrew the blue AdBlue
®
filler cap
(
Y
page 175).
X
Insert the pump nozzle into the filler neck and
fill up with AdBlue
®
. When doing so, do not
overfill the AdBlue
®
tank.
X
If the pump nozzle switches off during filling,
do not continue the filling procedure.
The AdBlue
®
tank is completely full.
X
Screw on the AdBlue
®
filler cap and close the
fuel filler flap. Pay attention to the correct
Refuelling
175
Driving and parking
Z
