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

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Fuels Coolants Lubricants etc.
Diesel Fuels
Use only c o m m e rc ia lly available
v e h ic u la r d iese l fu e ls No. 2 o r No. 1
(ASTM D 975 No. 2-D o r No. 1-D).
C hange en gine oil in c o m p lia n c e w ith
s e c tio n “ Engine Oil C h ange and Oil
F ilte r S e rv ic e ” if diese l fu e ls are used
w h o s e s u lp h u r c o n te n t e x c e e d s
0.5 % by w e ig h t. M arine die se l fuel,
he atin g oil o r th e like m u s t n o t be
used.
A t very lo w te m p e ra tu re s th e flu id ity
o f No. 2-D diese l fuel m ay b e c o m e
in s u ffic ie n t due to pa raffin se p a ra tio n .
To avoid m a lfu n c tio n s , No. 2-D diese l
fue l o f a lo w e re d c lo u d p o in t are
m arke te d d u rin g the c o ld season.
A t te m p e ra tu re s b e lo w 0 ° C / + 32° F
use w in te riz e d o r No. 1 d ie s e l fuel
only. If n o t available, c e rta in q u a n tity
o f k e ro s e n e may be a d de d. M ixing
on ly to be d o n e w ith in th e c a rs ’ fue l
tank. K ero sen e has to be fille d in
b e fo re th e diese l fuel.
E ngine p o w e r may d ro p a c c o rd in g to
th e p ro p o rtio n o f k e ro s e n e . F or th is
reason, k e e p p e rc e n ta g e o f k e ro s e n e
ad d e d to th e m in im u m n e c e s s ita te d
by th e a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re .
The fo llo w in g ta b le can be use d as a
re fe re n c e , if a d d in g o f k e ro s e n e
be c o m e s n e ce ssa ry. T he m ix in g ra-
A m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re
0° C to - 1 0 ° C / + 32° F to
b e lo w - 1 0 ° C / + 1 4 °
tio s s h o w n re fe r to th e to ta l m ixture .
W e re c o m m e n d n o t to e x c e e d the
m ix tu re ratio, d e p e n d e n t on prevailing
te m p e ra tu re s b y max. 50 % .
A d d in g o f k e ro s e n e to No. 1-D diesel
fue l is n o t re c o m m e n d e d even at lo w
te m p e ra tu re s .
No. 2
D iesel fue l K ero sen e
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+ 14° F 70 30
50 50