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

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Engine Oils
E ngine o ils are s p e c ific a lly tested
fo r th e ir s u ita b ility in o u r engines.
T herefore, use o n ly e n g ine o ils re­
c o m m ended by us. In fo rm a tio n on
re com m ended b ra n d s is available at
any M ERCEDES-BENZ service sta­
tion.
On a new ve h icle , th e e n g in e is f il­
led w ith an in itia l o p e ra tio n oil in
th e fa c to ry . T h is oil is sp e c ia lly de­
ve lo p ed fo r th e s p e c ific o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s d u rin g th e firs t
1 3 0 0 -1 6 0 0 k m /8 0 0 -1 0 0 0 m iles.
A re c o m m e n d e d e n g in e oil may be
used fo r to p p in g up if th e oil level
d ro p s b e lo w th e d ip s tic k m in im u m
m ark p rio r to th e firs t service
1 3 0 0 -1 6 0 0 k m /8 0 0 -1 0 0 0 m iles.
B rake Fluid
D u rin g th e co u rse of the o p e ra tio n
o f th e ve h icle , th e b o ilin g p o in t of
th e brake flu id is c o n tin u o u s ly be­
ing re duced th ro u g h the a b s o rp tio n
o f m o is tu re fro m th e atm osphere.
U n d e r e x tre m e ly hard o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s , th is m o istu re c o n te n t
can lead to th e fo rm a tio n o f vapor
in th e system , th u s re d u cin g the
s y s te m ’s e ffic ie n c y . The brake flu id
m u st th e re fo re be replaced a n n u a l­
ly, p re fe ra b ly in th e sp rin g . It is re­
c o m m e n d e d to use o n ly brake flu id
a p p ro ve d by MERCEDES-BENZ.
Y o u r M ER CEDES-BENZ dealer w ill
p ro v id e you w ith a d d itio n a l in fo rm a ­
tio n .
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