Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983, Owner'S Manual

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C leaning and C are of th e V ehicle
C ar W ashing
Do n o t w ash th e ca r in th e sun. Use
on ly a m ild car w ash d e te rg e n t, s u c h
as M B a u to sh a m p o o . S pra y v e h ic le
w e ll w ith a d iffu s e d je t o f w a te r. D ire c t
o n ly a w e a k je t to w a rd s th e v e n tila tio n
o p e n in g s . Use p le n ty o f w a te r and
rin se s p o n g e and c h a m o is o ften .
Rinse o ff v eh icle w ith c le a r w a te r and
w ip e d ry w ith cha m ois.
Do n o t use s o lv e n ts (fuels, th in n e r,
e tc.) to clean th e tail lam ps.
In th e w inter, th o ro u g h ly rem o ve all
tra c e s o f road salt as s o o n as
possib le.
W hen w a shin g the ca r u n d e rb o d y , do
no t fo rg e t to clean th e in n e r sid e s of
th e wheels.
Tar Stains
Q uickly rem ove ta r stain s b e fo re th e y
d ry and be c o m e m ore d iffic u lt to
rem ove.
W indow Cleaning
Use a w in d o w cle a n in g s o lu tio n on
very d irty o r o il-s ta in e d w in d o w s .
C lean w in d s h ie ld w ip e r b la d e s w ith a
cle an c lo th and d e te rg e n t s o lu tio n .
R e pla ce b lad es at le ast o n c e o r tw ic e
a year.
Plastic Parts, R ubber P arts and
M B -Tex U p h olstery C overs
Do n o t use oil o r w ax on th e s e parts.
S e a t Belts
The w e b b in g m u s t n o t be tre a te d w ith
ch e m ica l cle an ing a g e n ts . Use only
clear, lu kew a rm w a te r and soap. Do
n o t d ry th e w e b b in g at te m p e ra tu re s
ab ove 80° C /1 7 6 0 F o r in d ire c t
s u n lig h t. N ever bleach o r re-d ye the
w e b b in g .
S teerin g W heel, S e le c to r Lever and
Instrum ent C lu ster
Use a g e n tle d is h -w a s h in g d e te rg e n t
o r m ild d e te rg e n t fo r d e lic a te fa b ric s
as a w a sh in g s o lu tio n . W ipe w ith a
c lo th m o is te n e d in lu kew a rm so lu tio n .
D o n o t use s c o u rin g agents.
U p h olstery
L e a th e r: W ipe le a th e r u p h o ls te ry w ith
a da m p c lo th and d ry th o ro u g h ly .
E x e rc is e p a rtic u la r care w h e n c le a n ­
ing p e rfo ra te d le athe r as its u n d e rs id e
s h o u ld n o t b e c o m e w e t.
V e lo u rs : P re s s u re m a rks re s u ltin g
fro m d a m p n e s s and heat m ay ap pear
to be stain s. S uch m a rks can be
re m o ve d by w ip in g w ith a m o is te n e d
b ru s h , iro n in g w ith a w e t c lo th o r by
tre a tin g w ith a d ry sh a m p o o . Do n o t
s it on da m p u p h o ls te ry . Q u ic k drying
is ach ie ved by ap p lyin g h o t air — fo r
e xam ple, b y u s in g a hair drye r. If in
d o u b t, please c o n s u lt y o u r
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z s e rv ic e statio n.