Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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Engine Oils
Engine o ils are s p e c ific a lly te s te d fo r
th e ir s u ita b ility in o u r e n g in e s . T h e re ­
fo re , use o n ly e n g in e o ils re c o m ­
m e n d e d b y us. In fo rm a tio n on re c o m ­
m e n d e d b ra n d s is available at y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
Brake Fluid
D u rin g v e h ic le o p e ra tio n , th e b o ilin g
p o in t o f th e bra ke flu id is c o n tin u o u s ly
re d u c e d th ro u g h th e a b s o rp tio n of
m o is tu re fro m th e a tm o s p h e re . U n de r
e x tre m e ly hard o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s ,
th is m o is tu re c o n te n t can lead to th e
fo rm a tio n o f v a p o r in th e s y s te m th u s
re d u c in g th e s y s te m 's e ffic ie n c y .
T he bra ke flu id m u s t th e re fo re be
re p la c e d annually, p re fe ra b ly in th e
s p rin g .
It is re c o m m e n d e d to use on ly bra ke
flu id a p p ro v e d by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z .
Y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e a le r w ill p ro v id e yo u w ith a d d itio n a l
in fo rm a tio n .
Prem ium Unleaded G asolin e
C aution!
T o m aintain th e e n g in e s d u ra b ility and
p e rfo rm a n c e , p re m iu m un le a d e d
g a s o lin e m u s t be use d. If p re m iu m
un le a d e d is n o t available and lo w
o c ta n e fu e l is use d, fo llo w th e s e p re ­
c a u tio n s :
• have th e fue l ta n k fille d on ly p a r­
tia lly w ith u n le a d e d re g u la r and fill
up w ith p re m iu m un le a d e d as
s o o n as p o s s ib le ,
• avoid fu ll th ro ttle d riv in g and
a b ru p t a c c e le ra tio n ,
• d o n o t e x c e e d an e n g in e s p e e d o f
2000 rpm , if th e v e h ic le is lo ad ed
w ith a lig h t load s u c h as tw o p e r­
s o n s and no lu gg age ,
• d o n o t e x c e e d
2/3
o f m axim um
a c c e le ra to r pedal p o s itio n , if th e
v e h ic le is fu lly lo ad ed o r o p e ra tin g
in m o u n ta in o u s te rra in .
Fuel R equ irem en ts
Use o n ly P rem ium un le ade d m e e tin g
A S TM s ta n d a rd D 439:
The o c ta n e n u m b e r (p o s te d at th e
p u m p ) m u s t be 91 m in. It is an ave r­
age o f b o th , th e R esearch (R) o c ta n e
n u m b e r and th e M o to r (M) o c ta n e
n u m b e r: [(R + M ) /2 ]. T his is also
k n o w n as A N T I-K N O C K INDEX.
U n leaded ga so lin e c o n ta in in g o x y ­
g e n a te s s u c h as E thanol, M TBE, IPA,
IB A and T B A can be use d p ro v id e d
th e ra tio o f e ith e r o n e o f th e s e o x y ­
ge n a te s to g a s o lin e d o e s n o t e x c e e d
10 o/o.
The ra tio o f M e th a n o l to ga soline
m u s t n o t e x c e e d 3 % p lu s a d ditiona l
c o s o lv e n ts .
U sing m ix tu re s o f E tha nol and M e th a ­
nol is n o t allow ed . MTBE may, h o w ­
ever, be a d d e d u p to 15 % . G aso hol,
w h ic h c o n ta in s 10 o/o E thanol and
90 o/o un le ade d ga so lin e , can be used.
T hese b le n d s m u s t also m ee t all o th e r
fue l re q u ire m e n ts s u c h as re s is ta n c e
to s p a rk k n o c k , b o ilin g range, v a p o r
p re s s u re , etc..
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