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Daimler is proud to be one of the automobile industry’s leaders in diesel technology for passenger cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles. Due to the environmental benefits that come from the use of renewable energy resources, many vehicle operators have expressed interest to us in operating their Mercedes-Benz diesel powered vehicles on “biodiesel” fuel.
Biodiesel fuel can be refined from a wide variety of raw materials, having a wide range of properties and specifications and is a special fuel that is mostly conventional petroleum-based diesel fuel, which is blended with a compound made from renewable, agricultural products.
As you may be aware, today’s motor vehicle engines, including our very advanced CDI (common rail diesel injection) engines, are engineered with great precision and are very sensitive to the fuel quality and cleanliness they use. Daimler has determined that diesel fuel containing up to five percent biodiesel blend, known as B5, which conforms to the fuel standard EN14214 (bio diesel) and EN590 (diesel), meets the technical specifications for all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles equipped with CDI engines.
The European fuel industry has adopted a standard for biodiesel fuel which is covered under fuel standard EN14214. This standard details the necessary requirements relating to biodiesel chemical and flow properties. Additionally the biodiesel fuel must be blended with standard diesel fuels that conform to the EN590 standard. Blending a biodiesel fuel with standard diesel fuel which does not meet the EN14214 (bio diesel) and EN590 (standard diesel) standards respectively may have the potential to damage your vehicle’s fuel delivery and fuel injection system and affect exhaust emission control systems.
Please note that Mercedes-Benz strongly recommends that you use only high-quality fuels from a commercially available sources whether diesel, biodiesel, or gasoline as the fuel manufacturers take great care to deliver products that meet the required fuel standards. We must also stress that vehicle damage that results from misfueling or from the usage of substandard, non approved or privately blended fuels may affect your new vehicle manufacturer’s warranty. |
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