Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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Cleaning and C are of th e Vehicle
In o p e ra tio n , y o u r v e h ic le is s u b je c te d
to varying e xte rn al in flu e n c e s w h ic h , if
go ne u n c h e c k e d , can a tta c k th e
p a in tw o rk as w ell as th e u n d e rb o d y
and cause la sting dam age.
S uch dam age is c a u s e d n o t o n ly by
e x tre m e and varying c lim a tic c o n d i­
tio n s , b u t also by a ir p o llu tio n , road
salt, tar, gravel and s to n e c h ip p in g .
G rease and oil, fue l, c o o la n t, brake
flu id , bird d ro p p in g s , tre e resins, etc.
s h o u ld be rem o ved im m e d ia te ly to
avoid pa in t dam age. F re q u e n t w a s h ­
ing, ho w e ver, re d u c e s a n d /o r e lim i­
na tes th e a g g re s s iv e n e s s and
p o te n c y o f the ab ove ad v e rs e in flu ­
ences.
M o re fre q u e n t w a s h in g s are n e c e s ­
sary to deal w ith un fa vo ra b le c o n d i­
tio n s ; fo r exam ple, ne ar th e ocean, in
in d u s tria l areas (sm o ke , e xh a u st
e m is s io n s ), o r d u rin g w in te r o p e ra ­
tion .
Y ou s h o u ld c h e c k y o u r v e h ic le fro m
tim e to tim e fo r s to n e c h ip p in g o r
o th e r dam age. A ny dam age s h o u ld be
re p a ire d as s o o n as p o s s ib le to p re ­
v e n t th e s ta rt o f c o rro s io n .
In d o in g so, d o n o t n e g le c t th e u n d e r­
side o f th e car. A p re re q u is ite fo r a
th o ro u g h c h e c k is a w a s h in g o f the
u n d e rb o d y fo llo w e d by a th o ro u g h
in s p e c tio n . D a m aged areas ne ed to
be re -u n d e rc o a te d .
Y o u r v e h ic le has be en tre a te d at th e
fa c to ry w ith a w a x -b a s e ru s tp ro o fin g
in th e b o d y c a v itie s w h ic h w ill last fo r
th e life tim e o f th e ve h icle . P o s t-p ro -
d u c tio n tre a tm e n t is n e ith e r n e c e s ­
sary no r re c o m m e n d e d by
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z b e c a u s e o f th e
p o s s ib ility o f in c o m p a tib ility b e tw e e n
m aterials use d in th e p ro d u c tio n p ro ­
c e s s and o th e rs a p p lie d later.
W e have s e le c te d c a r-c a re p ro d u c ts
and c o m p ile d re c o m m e n d a tio n s
w h ic h are s p e c ia lly m a tc h e d to ou r
v e h ic le s and w h ic h always re fle c t the
la te s t te c h n o lo g y . Y ou can o b ta in M B
c a r-c a re p ro d u c ts at y o u r a u th o riz e d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
S c ra tc h e s , c o rro s iv e d e p o s its , c o r r o ­
sio n o r da m age d u e to n e g lig e n t or
in c o rre c t care c a n n o t alw ays be
re m o v e d o r re p a ire d w ith th e ca r-ca re
p ro d u c ts re c o m m e n d e d here. In such
c a se s it is b e s t to s e e k aid at y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
The fo llo w in g to p ic s deal w ith the
c le a n in g and care o f y o u r v e h ic le and
give im p o rta n t “ h o w -to " in fo rm a tio n
as w e ll as re fe re n c e s to re c o m ­
m e n d e d M B c a r-c a re p ro d u c ts .