Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-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 fo r 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 fo r older models, are avail­
able.
MERCEDES-BENZ original spare
parts are subjected to m ost severe
quality inspections. Each part has
been specifically developed, manu­
factured or selected fo r and adapt­
ed to MERCEDES-BENZ vehicles.
Therefore, MERCEDES-BENZ original
spare parts should be installed.
In operation, your vehicle is subjected
to a great amount of varying external
influences w hich, if gone unchecked,
can attack the paintw ork as well as
the underbody and cause lasting
damage.
Such damage is caused not only by
extrem e and varying clim atic co n d i­
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 rem oved to
avoid paint damage. Frequent w ash­
ing, however, reduces a n d /o r elimi­
nates the aggressiveness and
potency of the above adverse influ­
ences.
M ore frequent washings are neces­
sary to deal w ith unfavorable co n d i­
tio n s; fo r example, near the ocean, in
industrial areas (smoke, exhaust
em issions), or during w in te r opera­
tion.
You should check over your vehicle
fro m time to time fo r stone chipping
o r o ther 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
fo r a thorough check is a washing of
the underbody follow ed by a th o r­
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. P ost­
production treatm ent is neither
necessary nor recom m ended by
MERCEDES-BENZ because of the
possibility of incom patibility between
materials used in the production
process and others applied later.
A fte r every engine cleaning you
should have the engine com partm ent
rustproofed. Before rustproofing, all
control linkage bushings have to be
lubricated with hydraulic oil (check
w ith your local MERCEDES-BENZ
dealership fo r recom m ended brands).
We have selected car-care products
and com piled recom m endations
which are specially matched to our
vehicles and which always reflect the
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