Mercedes-Benz 230 1978, Owner'S Manual

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Fuels Coolants Lubricants etc. C apacities
Vehicle com ponents and their
respective lubricants must match.
Therefore use only brands tested
and recomm ended by us. Enquire at your MERCEDES-BENZ
service station.
Type Capacity
Total oil capacity in
case of engine oil and
filte r change
230
5.8/4.8 US/Imp. qts.
(5.5 1)
280 E
280 CE
7/5.7 US/Imp. qts.
(6.5 1)
Total oil capacity in
case of engine oil
change w ithout filte r
replacem ent
230
5.2/4.4 US/Imp. qts.
(5.0 1)
280 E
280 CE 6.3/5.3 US/Imp. qts.
(6.0 1)
C arburetor 230
3.66 cu. ins.
(60 cm 3)
Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.
Recommended engine oil
S A E 40 m ay b e used if a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s con sta n tly
e x c e e d + 8 6 ° F ( + 3 0 ° C ).
Autom atic transm ission fluid (ATF),
Dexron type
80