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Old Mar 24, 2023 | 10:38 PM
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It is not a warning, but it is stored, I found the thread for you to peruse (if you want : ): https://mbworld.org/forums/gl-class-...ml#post8597849
Something sort of like that has been around for a long time. My ‘03 E320 was built to SA specs. It would run on gasoline or up to 90% ethanol. In the engineering menu there was a “yes” “no” setting for ethanol fuel. According to a MB factory trained friend, nothing was different in the car except the fuel system o-rings and the version of the ECU program. I haven’t checked my other cars, but I have the same scanner and if I get bored one day, I will.
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Originally Posted by Odd Piggy
Something sort of like that has been around for a long time. My ‘03 E320 was built to SA specs. It would run on gasoline or up to 90% ethanol. In the engineering menu there was a “yes” “no” setting for ethanol fuel. According to a MB factory trained friend, nothing was different in the car except the fuel system o-rings and the version of the ECU program. I haven’t checked my other cars, but I have the same scanner and if I get bored one day, I will.
If that is the case likely all MB has that then.
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
If that is the case likely all MB has that then.
They don’t all have the 90% ethanol statement in the owner’s manual, so I think maybe not. This piqued my curiosity again and I want to check my C250, whose manual which has no mention of it.
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Old Mar 25, 2023 | 10:31 PM
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Mine says:
! Do not use the following:
  • E85 (gasoline with 85% ethanol)
  • E100 (100% ethanol)
(Which I wouldn't do anyhow, since it's a Diesel...)
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GLK350, C250, GLB250 manuals all say max 10% ethanol, no methanol, and a few other things. E320 was the only one that ever mentioned that. A few coworkers with W211s didn’t have the 90% ethanol thing in their manuals, either. Can’t find anything online about it.
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