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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 09:12 PM
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How much coolant to add ?

My car is showing check coolant level message . When I checked the level I can confirm its low because I see the white area on the indicator bar. My question is how much coolant should I add, should it be just enough to cover the white area on the indicator bar?

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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 03:08 PM
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Top it up to where black to meets bow. I think you can refer to Owner's manual.
Having said that, I would look for source of leak first because coolant won't go down unless there is leak or head gasket.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 09:11 AM
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Hi, do you mean where the black meets the white area?

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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 07:13 PM
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Yes.
But please refer to owners manual.
http://www4.mercedes-benz.com/manual...ual_base.shtml
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 06:28 PM
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It's not necessary to be a leak. I've topped up the coolant a couple of times years ago and I don't have a leak.
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Old Nov 10, 2017 | 12:50 PM
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well... my car is 08 with 120,000km. Never topped it up, and hasn't lost a single drop of coolant yet.
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