Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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The e n gine c o o la n t is a m ix tu re of
w a te r and M B a n tic o rro s io n /a n ti­
freeze , w h ic h p ro v id e s :
• c o rro s io n p ro te c tio n
• fre e ze p ro te c tio n
•
bo ilin g p ro te c tio n (by in c re a s in g
th e b o ilin g p o in t).
The c o o lin g sy s te m w a s fille d at th e
fa c to ry w ith a c o o la n t p ro v id in g fre e z e
p ro te c tio n to a p p ro x . — 30 ° C
( - 2 2 °F ) and c o rro s io n p ro te c tio n .
The red area o f th e te m p e ra tu re
ga uge is m a tc h e d to th e h e atin g p ro ­
p e rtie s o f th is c o o la n t s o lu tio n .
The c o o la n t s o lu tio n m u s t be used
yea r ro u n d to p ro vid e th e n e c e s s a ry
c o rro s io n p ro te c tio n and in cre a se in
th e b o il-o v e r p ro te c tio n . Y ou s h o u ld
have it re p la ce d eve ry 3 years.
To p ro v id e th e im p o rta n t c o rro s io n
p ro te c tio n , th e s o lu tio n m u s t be at
least 40 % a n tic o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e
(equals a fre e z e p ro te c tio n to a p p ro x.
— 25 ° C [ — 13 ° F ]). If y ou use a s o lu ­
tio n th a t is m ore than 55 % a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e (freeze p ro te c tio n to
a p p ro x . —45 ° C [ — 49 ° F ]), the
e n gine te m p e ra tu re w ill in crea se due
C o o la n ts to th e lo w e r heat tra n s fe r c a p a b ility o f
th e s o lu tio n . T h e re fo re , d o n o t use
m ore th a n th is a m o u n t o f a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e .
If th e c o o la n t level is low , w a te r and
M B a n tic o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e s h o u ld
be u s e d to b rin g it up to th e p ro p e r
level (have c o o lin g s y s te m c h e c k e d
fo r s ig n s o f leakage).
The w a te r in th e c o o lin g s y s te m m u s t
m ee t m in im u m re q u ire m e n ts , w h ic h
are usually s a tis fie d by no rm al d rin k ­
ing w a te r. If yo u are n o t s u re a b o u t
th e w a te r qu ality, c o n s u lt y o u r a u th o r­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
A n tic o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e
Y o u r v e h ic le c o n ta in s a n u m b e r o f
a lum in iu m p a rts. The use o f a lu m i­
nium c o m p o n e n ts in m o to r veh icle
e n g in e s n e c e s s ita te s th a t a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e c o o la n t use d in s u c h
e n g in e s be s p e c ific a lly fo rm u la te d to
p ro te c t th e a lum in iu m p a rts. (Failure
to use s u c h a n tic o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e
c o o la n t w ill re s u lt in a s ig n ific a n tly
s h o rte n e d s e rv ic e life.)
T h e re fo re th e fo llo w in g p ro d u c t is
s tro n g ly re c o m m e n d e d fo r use in
y o u r c a r: M E R C E D E S -B E N Z A n tic o r­
r o s io n /A n tifre e z e A g e n t.
B e fo re th e s ta rt o f th e w in te r sea son
(o r o n c e a y e a r in th e h o t s o u th e rn
re g io n s ), y ou s h o u ld have th e a n tic o r­
ro s io n /a n tifre e z e c o n c e n tra tio n
c h e c k e d . The c o o la n t is also reg ularly
c h e c k e d each tim e you b rin g y o u r
v e h ic le to y o u r a u th o riz e d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler fo r m a in te ­
nance s e rvice .
A p p ro x . fre e z e A n tic o rro s io n /
p ro te c tio n an tifre e z e
( — 22 ° F) ) 4.50 I (4.8 US qt)
( i j g l p , } 5.50 I (5.8 US qt)
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