Mercedes-Benz 300 CD-TURBO DIESEL 1985, Owner'S Manual

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Spare Parts Service Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle
All MERCEDES-BENZ dealers main­
tain a stock of original spare parts
required for maintenance and repair
work. In addition, strategically located
parts distribution centers provide
quick and reliable parts service.
More than 200 000 different spare
parts, even for older models, are avail­
able.
MERCEDES-BENZ original spare
parts are subjected to most severe
quality inspections. Each part has
been specifically developed, manu­
factured or selected for and adapted
to MERCEDES-BENZ vehicles. There­
fore, MERCEDES-BENZ original
spare parts should be installed.
In operation, your vehicle is subjected
to a great amount of varying external
influences which, if gone unchecked,
can attack the paintwork as well as
the underbody and cause lasting
damage.
Such damage is caused not only by
extreme and varying climatic condi­
tions, but also by air pollution, road
salt, tar, gravel and stone chipping.
Grease and oil, fuel, coolant, brake
fluid, bird droppings, tree resins, etc.
should be immediately removed to
avoid paint damage. Frequent wash­
ing, however, reduces and/or elimi­
nates the aggressiveness and
potency of the above adverse influ­
ences.
More frequent washings are neces­
sary to deal with unfavorable condi­
tions; for example, near the ocean, in
industrial areas (smoke, exhaust
emissions), or during winter opera­
tion.
You should check over your vehicle
from time to time for stone chipping
or other damage. Any damage should
be repaired as soon as possible to
prevent the start of corrosion.
In doing so, do not neglect the
underside of the car. A prerequisite
for a thorough check is a washing of
the underbody followed by a thor­
ough inspection. Damaged areas
need to be re-undercoated.
Your vehicle has been treated at the
factory with a wax-base rustproofing
in the body cavities which will last
for the lifetime of the vehicle. Post­
production treatment is neither
necessary nor recommended by
MERCEDES-BENZ because of the
possibility of incompatibility between
materials used in the production
process and others applied later.
After every engine cleaning you
should have the engine compartment
rustproofed. Before rustproofing, all
control linkage bushings have to be
lubricated with hydraulic oil (check
with your local MERCEDES-BENZ
dealership for recommended brands).
We have selected car-care products
and compiled recommendations
which are specially matched to our
vehicles and which always reflect the
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