Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984, Owner'S Manual

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Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
See page 96
What You Should Know
at the Gas Station
See last page
The First 1500 km/1000 Miles
The m ore c a u tio u s ly you tre a t y o u r
e n g in e d u rin g th e b reak-in p eriod,
th e m ore sa tisfie d you w ill be w ith
its p e rfo rm a n c e la te r on. T herefore,
d rive y o u r ve h icle d u rin g th e firs t
1500 km /1000 m iles at m oderate
ve h ic le and e n g in e speeds.
D u rin g th is p e rio d , avoid heavy
lo a d s (fu ll th ro ttle d riv in g ) and high
RPMs (no m ore than % of m axim um
p e rm is s ib le speed in each gear).
D ow n s h ift at p ro p e r e n g in e speed!
On ve h icle s w ith a u to m a tic tra n s ­
m ission avoid a cce le ra tin g by kick-
d o w n . It is n o t recom m e n d e d to
brake th e ve h icle by means of m an­
u a lly s h iftin g to a lo w e r gear. We
reco m m e n d to select p o s itio n s “ 3 ”
o r “ 2 ” o n ly at m o d e ra te speeds (for
h ill d rivin g ).
A fte r 1500 km/1000 m iles, speeds
may g ra d u a lly be increased to the
p e rm is s ib le m axim um .
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