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

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E lectrical S ystem
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Fuses
The fu s e b o x is lo c a te d in th e engine
c o m p a rtm e n t.
A sum m a ry o f th e p ro te c te d e q u ip ­
m e n t is p rin te d in th e fu s e b o x cove r.
F use a rra n g e m e n t in th e b o x —
s ta rtin g at engine side, p ro c e e d in g
fro m in side to o u ts id e —
u p p e r ro w : o d d n u m b e rs
1 , 3 ,5 etc. up to 13;
lo w e r ro w : even n u m b e rs
2, 4,
6
etc. up to 14.
F uses m u s t be rep la ce d , n o t re p a ire d
o r b rid g e d .
S pa re fu s e s are s to re d in th e fu s e b o x
(o b s e rv e am p era ge and c o lo r c o d e ).
D e te rm in e th e cau se o f a s h o rt p rio r
to re p la c in g a b u rn e d -o u t fuse .
A fte r re p la c in g a fu se , s c re w on th e
fu s e b o x c o v e r firm ly to p re v e n t c o ld
air le aks in to th e vehicle.
B a ttery
C h e c k th e flu id level in th e c e lls fro m
o u ts id e a p p ro x im a te ly eve ry 4 w e e k s ,
and m ore o fte n in s u m m e r and in h o t
z on es.
The flu id level m u s t be b e tw e e n th e
lo w e r and th e u p p e r m arkings.
O nly re p le n is h w ith d is tille d w a te r. Do
n o t use m etal fu n n e ls and d o n o t
p e rfo ra te th e d ia p h ra g m o f th e b a t­
te ry o v e rfill p ro te c tio n .
The b a tte ry is fille d to th e m axim um
level w h en th e w a te r level in th e cell
fillin g c h a m b e r s to p s g o in g dow n.
If b a tte ry acid is to be e x tra c te d fo r
b a tte ry d ia g n o s is p u rp o s e s , p e rfo ra te
th e d iap hrag m w ith th e h y d ro m e te r o r
th e tu b e a tta c h e d to it.
C o at b a tte ry te rm in a l c la m p s w ith
a c id p ro o f grease. K eep b a tte ry clean
and dry.
O nly to w v eh icle w ith th e b a tte ry
c o n n e c te d .
O nly c h a rg e b a tte ry w ith a b a tte ry
c h a rg e r w h en it is d is c o n n e c te d fro m
th e ve h icle e le c tric a l c irc u it.
N o te :
W hile th e e n gine is ru n n in g the
b a tte ry te rm in a l c la m p s m u s t n o t be
lo o s e n e d o r d e ta c h e d as o th e rw is e
th e a lte rn a to r and o th e r e le c tro n ic
u n its w o u ld be dam aged.