Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL 1993, Owner'S Manual

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Introduction
This Owner’s Manual contains a great deal of useful
information. We urge you to read it carefully and
familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving.
For your own safety and longer service life of the
vehicle, we urge you to follow the instructions and
warnings contained in this manual. Ignoring them
could result in damage to the vehicle or personal
injury to you or others.
Your vehicle may have some or all of the equip­
ment described in this manual. Therefore, you may
find explanations of equipment not installed in your
vehicle. If you have any questions about the opera­
tion of any equipment, your authorized Mercedes-
Benz dealer will be glad to demonstrate the proper
procedures.
Owner’s Service and Warranty Policy
The Owner’s Service and Warranty Policy Booklet
contains detailed information about the warranties
covering your Mercedes-Benz, including:
• New Car Limited Warranty,
• Emission System Warranty,
• Emission Performance Warranty,
• California Emission Control System Warranty
(California only),
• State Warranty Enforcement Laws
(Lemon Laws).
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Important Notice for California Retail Buyers of
Mercedes-Benz Automobiles
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the
purchase price, if Mercedes-Benz of North America,
Inc. or its authorized dealer fails to conform the
vehicle to its express warranties after a reasonable
number of repair attempts during the period of one
year or 12 000 miles from original delivery of the
vehicle. A reasonable number of repair attempts is
presumed for a retail buyer (1) if the vehicle is out
of service by reason of repair of substantial non­
conformities for a cumulative total of more than
30 calendar days or (2) the same substantial non­
conformity has been subject to repair four or more
times
and you have at least once directly notified
us in writing of the need to repair the non-con­
formity and have given us an opportunity to per­
form the repair ourselves. Notifications should
be sent to the nearest Mercedes-Benz Regional
Office listed in the Owner’s Service and Warran­
ty Information Booklet.
Maintenance
The Maintenance Booklet describes all the
necessary maintenance work which should be
performed at regular intervals.
Always have the Maintenance Booklet with you
when you take the vehicle to your authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer for service. The service
advisor will record each service in the booklet for
you.