Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-TURBO DIESEL 1984, Owner'S Manual

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What You Should Know at the Gas Station
• Fuel: Diesel fuels acc. to ASTM D 975, grades 1 and 2
as well as W -F -800a grades 1 and 2. See page 87.
Fuel tank capacity approx. 70 1/18.5 US gal, this
includes approx. 11 I/2.9 US gal reserve.
Only fill fuel tank until the filler nozzle unit cu ts out —
do not overfill.
• Engine Oil: Engine oil level check see page 68.
Quantity differential between upper and lower
d ip stick marking level 1.5 1/1.6 US qt.
Year-round m ultigrade oils 10 W -4 0 ,10 W-50.
For fu rth e r inform ation, refer to page 84.
• Automatic Transmission: A utom atic transm ission
fluid fo r autom atic transm ission.
For level checks and replenishm ent, refer to page 70.
• Tire Pressure: Cold tires:
For driving up to
160 km /h/100 mph
bar » psi
Partial load: 2.0 28
Maximum load:
2.0 28
• Coolant: For normal replenishm ent, use w ater
(potable w ater quality).
For fu rth e r inform ation (e.g. a n ti-co rro sio n /a n ti­
freeze), refer to page 88.
• Buibs: High and low beams: Sealed beam/Halogen,
tail and standing lamps 10 W /6 cp, turn signal,
clearance and side m arker lamps, fro n t
21 /5 W /32/3 cp, turn signal lamps, rear 21 W /32 cp,
stop lamps 21 W /32 cp, license plate lamps 5 W
fe stoon lamp.
bar psi Warm tires:
Pressure may rise by up to
+ 0.5 b a r /+ 8 psi.
Never release any air from a
warm tire to off-set this pres­
sure increase!
For driving above 160 k m /h /
100 mph + 0 .3 b a r/+ 4 psi.