Note: OK nearly spill proof. The Kruse push to pour spout, like on the OEM 1/2 gallon bottle is patented and the Kruse version hose is $200 if you import it from Germany.
Thought I'd post this as I've been looking for an alternative to the little bottles. Found this part in another forum and thought VW owners might like the method.
Why would you do this?
You are a clutz like me and paranoid about spills. You have other diesel vehicles with def. You are tired of filling the 1/2 gallon bottle several times to fill the tank. Or just because.
Anyway buy the following parts at your Mercedes dealer:
Filling hose, part # 000 583 22 04
10 Liter Adblue, part # 004 989 04 20 12
Cost? Mine was $40 for hose and 2.5 gallons of DEF from my dealer, YMMV. Some online retailers occassionaly have sales as mentioned below. Also as mentioned later in thread DEF has about a 1 year shelf life. For your SCR cat to work as intended the DEF should be as new as possible.
Why the Mercedes Adblue? Because not all 10L/2.5 gallon DEF bottles are the same. Some wont fit the filling hose. I have bottles from different sources I fill up at the truck stop. I fill up the Mercedes bottle then fill up the vehicle.
When the tank is full you will stop hearing the air burp into the bottle. Lower it below the tank level and wait a few minutes. Remove the hose, maybe 1 or 2 drops of def might escape.
Thought I'd post this as I've been looking for an alternative to the little bottles. Found this part in another forum and thought VW owners might like the method.
Why would you do this?
You are a clutz like me and paranoid about spills. You have other diesel vehicles with def. You are tired of filling the 1/2 gallon bottle several times to fill the tank. Or just because.
Anyway buy the following parts at your Mercedes dealer:
Filling hose, part # 000 583 22 04
10 Liter Adblue, part # 004 989 04 20 12
Cost? Mine was $40 for hose and 2.5 gallons of DEF from my dealer, YMMV. Some online retailers occassionaly have sales as mentioned below. Also as mentioned later in thread DEF has about a 1 year shelf life. For your SCR cat to work as intended the DEF should be as new as possible.
Why the Mercedes Adblue? Because not all 10L/2.5 gallon DEF bottles are the same. Some wont fit the filling hose. I have bottles from different sources I fill up at the truck stop. I fill up the Mercedes bottle then fill up the vehicle.
When the tank is full you will stop hearing the air burp into the bottle. Lower it below the tank level and wait a few minutes. Remove the hose, maybe 1 or 2 drops of def might escape.
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