Em ission C ontrol
Certain system s o f the engine
serve to keep the toxic co m p o
nents of the e xhaust gases within
perm issible lim its required by law.
These system s, of course, will
function properly only when
m aintained strictly according to
factory specifications. A ny adjust
m ents on the engine should,
therefore, be carried out only by
qualified M ercedes-Benz autho
rized dealer technicians. Engine
adjustm ents should not be altered
in any way. M oreover, the specified
service job s m ust be carried out
regularly according to M ercedes-
Benz servicing requirem ents. For
details refer to the Service Booklet.
W arning!
Inhalation of exhaust gas is
hazardous to you r health. All
exhaust gas contains carbon
m onoxide, and inhaling it can
cause unconsciousness and
lead to death.
Do not run the engine in con
fined areas (such as a garage)
w hich are not properly ven ti
lated. If you think that exhaust
gas fum es are entering the ve
hicle w hile driving, have the
cause determ ined and cor
rected im m ediately. If you
m ust drive under these con d i
tions, drive only w ith at least
one w indow fully open.
O n-B oard D iagnostic System
The S equential M ultiport Fuel
Injection (SFI) control m odule
m onitors em ission control
com ponents th at e ithe r provide
input signals to o r receive output
signals from the control m odule.
M alfunctions resulting from
interruptions o r failure of any of
these com ponents are indicated by
the “C H EC K E N G IN E ” m alfunction
indicator lam p in the instrum ent
cluster and are sim ultaneously
stored in the diagnostic m odule.
If the “C H E C K E N G IN E ” m alfunc
tion indicator lam p co m e s on, have
the system checked at your autho
rized M ercedes-B enz dealer as
soon as possible.
An on-board diagnostic connector
is located in the p assenger com
partm ent near to the parking brake
pedal, allow ing the accurate iden
tification of system m alfunctions
through the readout o f diagnostic
trouble codes.
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