Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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M E R C E D E S -B E N Z M a in te n a n c e
S y s te m
A m ainten ance b o o k le t is in clu d e d
w ith y o u r car, lis tin g all th e m a in te ­
nance jo b s th a t m u s t be c a rrie d o u t
a fte r th e fo llo w in g m ileag es:
Routine M ain ten an ce
In s p e c tio n at
1 3 0 0 - 1 6 0 0 km ( 8 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 m iles)
L u b ric a tio n S ervice eve ry
12 000 km (7500 m iles)
M ainten ance S ervice every
24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
A d d itio n a l W o rk every
48 000 km (30 000 m iles)
F or a d d itio n a l d e ta ils re fe r to th e
M ainten ance B o o k le t.
In the case o f lo w m ileag e o p e ra tio n ,
th e M ainten ance S ervice m u s t be c a r­
ried o u t at least o n c e e ve ry
2
years.
S ev ere O peratin g C o n dition s
U n de r seve re o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r
heavy use, it m ay be n e c e s s a ry to
ca rry o u t p re s c rib e d m a in te n a n ce
jo b s at s h o rte r in te rvals, fo r e x a m p le :
E ng in e: Oil c ha ng e w ith filte r c ha ng e
every 6000 km (3750 m iles)
A u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n : F luid c ha ng e
w ith o u t filte r c h a n g e e ve ry 24 000 km
(15 000 m iles)
T ires: In s p e c t eve ry 12 000 km
(7500 m iles)
A ir filte r: Clean o r re p la c e e le m e n t
eve ry 24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
N o te :
S evere o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r heavy
use in c lu d e : p re d o m in a n t c ity o r s h o rt
d is ta n c e d riv in g , fre q u e n t m ou n ta in
driving , p o o r ro a d s, d u s ty o r m u d d y
c o n d itio n s , etc..
Engine Oil and F ilter C hange
R e qu ired every 12 000 km
(7500 m iles), o r at le ast o n c e a year
(fall) w h en using y e a r-ro u n d m u lti­
gra de o il; o th e rw is e at le ast tw ic e a
year (s p rin g and fall).
F or e n gine oil re c o m m e n d a tio n s , see
page 106.
S p ecial M a in ten an ce M easures
B ra ke flu id s h o u ld be re p la ce d a n n u ­
ally, p re fe ra b ly in the spring .
It is re c o m m e n d e d to use o n ly brake
flu id a p p ro v e d by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z .
Do n o t m ix d iffe re n t ty p e s o f brake
flu id s .
Have th e e n gine c o o la n t (w a te r/a n ti­
c o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e m ixtu re )
re p la c e d e ve ry th re e yea rs (see
“ Fuels, C o o la n ts , L u b ric a n ts , e tc .” ).
M ain ten an ce Vouchers
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 c e rtify in th e m ainten ance
b o o k le t th a t all lu b ric a tio n and
m a in te n a n c e s e rv ic e s have been c a r­
rie d o u t at th e c o rre c t intervals.
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