Checking Oil Level; Checking The Toe-In - Mercedes-Benz 410 D Operating Instructions Manual

Manual steenny
Eng,ne cornpa rt1nent flap opened (example)
1 Filler and oil leve l Ch(!c;k plug
Eng,ne cornpartmenl flap opened
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Power steering oil rese rvoir -
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d1ps11 c k
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5.8.3 Checking oil level
Manual stee ring
- LHD-vehicles
Turn stee ring whee l all the way to the left .
- RHO-vehicles
Turn steering wheel all the way to the right.
- Clean area around screw plug before unscre wing the plug!
When the steering gear 1 s co rrectly filled , the 01 1 level
1 s 35 - 45 mm from the upper edge of the ftlfer hole.
Power steering
- Regularly check the 011 level 1n the power steering reservoir .
- With the engine running the 011 leve l must be between the upper and the lower
d 1pst1ck marking .
5.8.4 Checking the toe-in
For all measurement s on the front axle, posit ion vehicle on a perfectly level
surface. The tires must be inflated to equa l pressure . Looseness in wheel
bearings , tie rod ends and drag link end s must not be tolerated .
The toe-in may be checked on an empty or loaded ve hicle .
- To measure toe-in {steering in straight -ahead po s1tton) , mark measuring
points on the rim flange in front of the axle at wheel center height, using chalk
or co lored pencil.
- Measure the distan ce between the se two points .
- Move the vehicle ba ckwards or forwards
1 2
wheel rotation and measure the
distance between the two points which are located behind the front axle . The
difference in measurement between the distance of the two points before and
after the wheel rotation 1s the amount of toe- in.
- Toe-in 1s adju sted by pushing one end of the tie rod out of the stee ring arm by
means ot a pusher (special tool ).
Aim for a toe -in of ,,O" as this mea ns minimum ttre wear .
Observe torque to which the nuts have to be ret1ghtened.