Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
S ee page 116
The First 1500 km (1000 Miles)
The m ore c a u tio u s ly you tre a t y o u r
v e h ic le d u rin g th e b re a k -in p e rio d , the
m o re s a tis fie d yo u w ill be w ith its p e r­
fo rm a n c e la te r on. T h e re fo re , drive
y o u r v e h ic le d u rin g th e fir s t 1500 km
(1000
m iles) at m o d e ra te v e h ic le and
e n gine sp e e d s.
D u ring th is p e rio d , avoid heavy loads
(full th ro ttle d rivin g ) and high RPM
(no m ore th a n
2/3
o f m axim um p e rm is ­
s ib le sp e e d in each gear).
A v o id a c c e le ra tin g by k ic k d o w n . It is
n o t re c o m m e n d e d to bra ke th e v e h i­
cle by m anually s h iftin g to a lo w e r
gear. W e re c o m m e n d to s e le c t p o s i­
tio n s “ 3 ” o r “ 2 ” o n ly a t m o d e ra te
s p e e d s (fo r hill driving ).
A fte r 1500 km (1000 m iles) s p e e d s
m ay g ra d u a lly be in c re a s e d to the
p e rm is s ib le m axim um .