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

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Diesel Fuels
Use o n ly c o m m e rc ia lly available
ve h ic u la r diesel fu e ls No. 2 o r
No. 1 (ASTM D 975 No. 2-D o r No.
1-D).
C hange e n g in e o il in co m p lia n c e
w ith s e ctio n “ E ngine Oil Change
and Oil F ilte r S e rv ic e ” if diesel fu e ls
are used w hose s u lp h u r c o n te n t e x­
ceeds 0.5% by w e ig h t. M arine diesel
fuel, h e a tin g oil o r th e like m ust n o t
be used.
At very lo w te m p e ra tu re s the flu id ity
o f No. 2-D diesel fu e l may becom e
in s u ffic ie n t due to p a ra ffin separa­
tio n .
To avoid m a lfu n c tio n s , No. 2-D
diesel fu e l o f a low ered c lo u d p o in t
is m arketed d u rin g th e co ld season.
A t te m p e ra tu re s b e lo w 0° C/ + 32° F
use w in te riz e d o r No. 1 diesel fuel
only. If n o t available, a ce rta in q u a n ­
tity o f kerosene may be added. M ix­
ing o n ly to be d one w ith in th e c a rs ’
fu e l tank. Kerosene has to be fille d
in befo re th e diesel fuel.
E ngine p o w e r may d ro p a c c o rd in g
to th e p ro p o rtio n o f kerosene. For
th is reason, keep p e rce n ta g e of
kerosene added to the m in im u m
necessitaded by th e a m b ie n t te m p ­
erature.
The fo llo w in g ta b le can be used as
a reference, if a d d in g of kerosene
b ecom es necessary. The m ix in g
ra tio s show n re fe r to th e to ta l m ix ­
ture.
Even in e xtre m e c lim a tic c o n d i­
tio n s, th e m a xim u m m ix tu re ratio
sh o u ld n o t exceed 50%.
A m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re
A d d in g
ot
Kerosene to
imo
. t - u
diesel fu e l is n o t recom m e n d e d
even at low te m p e ra tu re s.
W arning
A lw ays fo llo w basic safety rules
w h e n w o rk in g w ith any c o m b u s tib le
m aterial. Do n o t fill th e fuel ta n k or
m ix diesel fu e l and kerosene w hen
s m o k in g , near an open fla m e or
w h ile th e v e h ic le 's e n g ine is ru n ­
nin g . An e x p lo s io n o r fire can
result.
No. 2
Diesel Fuel
%
Kerosene
%
0° C to - 1 0 ° C l + 3 2 ° F to + 1 4 °
b e lo w - 1 0 ° C/ + 1 4 ° F
70
50
30
50
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