Mercedes-Benz 1984 300SD, Owner'S Manual

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What You Should Know at the Gas Station
• Fuel: Diesel fuels acc. to ASTM D 975, grades 1 and 2
as well as W -F -800a grades 1 and 2. See page 91.
Fuel tank capacity approx. 7 7 1/20.3 US gal, this
includes approx. 12.5 I/3.3 US gal reserve.
Only fill fuel tank until the fille r nozzle unit cu ts out —
do not overfill.
• Engine Oil: Engine oil level check see page 72.
Quantity differential between upper and lower
d ip stick marking level 1.5 1/1.6 US qt.
Year-round m ultigrade oils 10 W -4 0 ,10 W-50.
For fu rth e r inform ation, refer to page 88.
• Automatic Transmission: A utom atic transm ission
fluid fo r autom atic transm ission.
For level checks and replenishm ent, refer to page 74.
• Coolant: For normal replenishm ents, use water
(potable w ater quality).
For fu rth e r inform ation (e.g. anti-corrosion/antifreeze
refer to page 92.
• Bulbs: High and low beams: Sealed beam/Halogen,
tail, parking and standing lamps 10 W /6 cp, turn
signal, standing, side m arker and parking lamps, fro n t
21/5 W /32/3 cp, turn signal lamps, rear 21 W /32 cp,
stop lamps 21 W /32 cp, license plate lamps 5 W
festoon lamp.
• Tire Pressure: Cold tires:
For driving up to
160 km /h/100 mph
Summer tires
normal load
maximum load
W inter tires
bar psi
- S 2.5 36
Warm tires:
Pressure may rise by up to
+ 0.3 b a r /+ 4 psi.
Never release any air from a warm tire
to o ff-se t this pressure increase!
bar
psi
bar psi
2.0 1 28 1
o
CO
c\i
1 For driving above 160 km /h/100 mph
2.1 1 30 1 2.4 1 34 ’
+ 0.4 b a r/ + 6 psi.
2.2 1 32 1 2.5 1 36 1