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

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E conom ical Driving ind icato r
(E C O N O M Y )
The in d ic a to r s h o w s th e fu e l c o n ­
s u m p tio n te n d e n c y d u rin g v a rio u s
d riv in g m odes.
H igh fue l c o n s u m p tio n is in d ic a te d if
th e p o in te r m ove s in to th e red area;
e c o n o m ic a l d riv in g is in d ic a te d w h e n
it is in th e b la c k area. The in d ic a tio n s
s h o u ld on ly be c o m p a re d w h e n d riv ­
ing w ith in th e sam e gear.
Do n o t c o m p a re fue l c o n s u m p tio n
re a d in g s b e tw e e n d iffe re n t ge ars. The
fo llo w in g rule a p p lie s : If y ou drive at
equal sp e e d s, th e fu e l c o n s u m p tio n is
lo w e r in th e h ig h e r gear, a lth o u g h in
th is ge ar th e p o in te r is m o re fr e ­
q u e n tly in th e red area.
Traveling Abroad
A b ro a d , th e re is a w id e ly -s p re a d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z s e rv ic e n e tw o rk at
y o u r d is p o s a l. If you plan to tra v e l in to
areas w h ic h are n o t lis te d in th e in d e x
o f y o u r d e a le r d ire c to ry , y ou s h o u ld
re q u e s t p e rtin e n t in fo rm a tio n fro m
y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.
W in ter Driving
Have y o u r c a r w in te riz e d at y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler b e fo re th e o n s e t o f w in te r.
• E ngine oil c h a n g e : If “ y e a r-ro u n d ”
m u ltig ra d e e n g in e oil is n o t used,
be s u re to use a S A E g ra d e ba sed
on a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re . For
re c o m m e n d e d e n g in e oil v is c o s i­
tie s re fe r to “ Fuels, C o o la n ts ,
L u b ric a n ts , e tc .” and la st page.
• C h e c k e n g in e c o o la n t a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e c o n c e n tra tio n .
• A d d itiv e fo r th e w in d s h ie ld w a s h e r
and he ad la m p c le a n in g s y s te m :
A d d M B C o n c e n tra te “ S ” to th e
p re m ix e d w in d s h ie ld w a s h e r s o l­
v e n t w h ic h is fo rm u la te d fo r b e lo w
fre e z in g te m p e ra tu re s (see
page 48).
• T est b a tte ry : B a tte ry c a p a c ity
d ro p s w ith d e c re a s in g a m b ie n t
te m p e ra tu re . A w e ll c h a rg e d b a t­
te ry e n s u re s th a t th e e n g in e can
alw ays be s ta rte d , even at lo w
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s .
• T ire s: W e re c o m m e n d M + S radial
tire s on all fo u r w h e e ls fo r th e w in ­
te r sea son . O b s e rv e p e rm is s ib le
m axim um sp e e d fo r M + S radial
tire s and th e legal s p e e d lim it.
T ire C h a in s
Use o n ly tire c h a in s th a t are te s te d
and re c o m m e n d 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 de a le r w ill be glad to ad vise you
on th is s u b je c t.
C h ains s h o u ld o n ly be use d on th e
rea r w h e e ls . A d h e re to th e m a n u fa c ­
t u r e r ’s m o u n tin g in s tru c tio n s .
A fte r d riv in g a s h o rt d is ta n c e re tig h t-
en th e m o u n te d chains.
T ire c h a in s s h o u ld o n ly be driven on
s n o w at s p e e d s n o t to e x c e e d
50 k m /h (30 m ph ). R em ove cha in s as
s o o n as p o s s ib le w h e n d riv in g on
ro a d s w ith o u t sno w .
F or tip s on d riv in g on s lip p e ry w in te r
ro a d s re fe r to page 18.
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