The First 1500 Km/1000 Miles; Special Operating C Onditions; Winter Driving - Mercedes-Benz 300 D 1984 Owner's Manual

The F irst 1500 km /1000 Miles
The more cautiously you treat your
engine during the break-in period, the
more satisfied you will be with its
performance later on. Therefore, drive
your vehicle during the firs t 1500 km /
1000 miles at moderate vehicle and
engine speeds.
During this period, avoid heavy loads
(full throttle driving) and high RPMs
(no more than 2/3 of maximum
perm issible speed in each gear).
Avoid accelerating by kickdown. It is
not recom m ended to brake the
vehicle by means of manually shifting
to a lower gear. We recom m end to
select positions " S " or " L" only at
moderate speeds (for hill driving).
A fter 1500 km/1000 miles speeds
may gradually be increased to the
perm issible maximum.
S pecial O p e ra tin g C on d itio n s

Winter Driving

Have your car w interized in a
MERCEDES-BENZ service station
before the onset of winter.
• Engine oil change: if no " all-year
ro u n d " engine oil is used, fill with
recom m ended w inter oil. For vis­
cosity and capacity, refer to
"Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants,
e tc ." and last page.
• For diesel fuels, refer to page 85
and last page.
• A nti-corrosion/antifreeze in the
coolant: Check an ti-co rro sio n /
antifreeze protection periodically.
For capacity refer to " Fuels,
Coolants, Lubricants, e tc " .
•
Additive in the windshield washer
system : Add windshield washer
solvent to the. w ater in the
w indshield washer system.
Test battery: Battery capacity
drops with decreasing ambient
tem perature. A well charged bat­
tery ensures that the engine can
always be started, even at low
ambient tem peratures.
Tires: We recom m end M + S
radial tires on all w heels fo r the
w inter season. Observe perm issi­
ble maximum speed fo r M + S
radial tires and the legal speed
limit.