Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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W hat You Should Know a t th e G as S tatio n
• Fuel: Use p re m iu m un le ade d g a s o lin e :
P oste d O c ta n e 91 (A vera ge o f 96 R O N /8 6 M O N ).
Fuel ta n k c a p a c ity a p p ro x . 72 I (19.0 US gal). T his
in c lu d e s a p p ro x. 9.0 I (2.4 US gal) reserve.
O nly fill fue l un til th e d is c h a rg e n o z z le u n it c u ts o u t -
do n o t ove rfill.
• Engine Oil: E ngine oil level c h e c k , see page 78.
Q u a n tity d iffe re n tia l b e tw e e n u p p e r and lo w e r d ip ­
s tic k m a rk in g level: 2.0 I (2.1 US q t).
Y e a r-ro u n d m u ltig ra d e o ils 10 W - 4 0 ,10 W -50,
15 W - 4 0 ,15 W -50.
F or fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n , re fe r to page 106.
• A u to m atic Transm ission: M B A u to m a tic tra n s m is ­
s io n fluid.
For level c h e c k s and re p le n is h m e n t, re fe r to page 79.
• Tire Pressure: C old tire s :
F or d riv in g up to
160 k m /h (100 m ph)
bar ^ psi
2
.
2 1
2
.
61
up to tP 2 .0 1
2 9 1
2 .0 1 2 9 1
C o o la n t: F o r n o rm a l re p le n is h m e n t, use w a te r
(p o ta b le w a te r qu a lity).
F or fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n (e.g. a n tic o rro s io n /a n ti­
fre e z e ), re fe r to page 109.
Bulbs: High and lo w be a m s : H alogen ty p e 9004, fo g
la m ps: H a log en ty p e H 3, tail, pa rkin g , sid e m a rk e r
and s ta n d in g la m p s 10 W /6 cp, tu rn signal, s ta n d in g ,
sid e m a rk e r and p a rk in g lam ps, fr o n t 2 1 /5 W /3 2 /3 cp,
tu rn sig na l lam ps, re a r 21 W /3 2 cp , s to p lam ps 21 W /
32 cp, lic e n s e plate la m ps 5 W.
S p ark Plugs: B o s c h H 9 DC, H 9 DCO, H 9 DP,
B eru 14 K-9 DU, 14 K-9 DUO, 14 K-9 DPU,
C h a m p io n S 12 YC, S 12 YCC.
E le c tro d e g a p 0.8 m m (0.032 in).
W arm tire s :
P re s s u re m ay rise by up to
+ 0.3 b a r ( + 4 psi).
N e ver release any air fro m a
w a rm tire to o ffs e t th is p re s s u re
in crea se.
bar psi
12.6 3 8 1
M
1 For d riv in g ab ove 160 k m /h (100 m ph)
w h e re p e rm itte d , add 0.4 bar (6 psi).