Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1989 Owner's Manual page 115

What You Should Know at the Gas Station
• Fuel: Use premium unleaded gasoline:
Posted Octane 91 (Average of 96 RON/86 MON).
Fuel tank capacity approx. 90 I (23.8 US gal), this
includes approx. 12.5 I (3.3 US gal) reserve.
Only fill fuel tank until the filler nozzle unit cuts out —
do not overfill.
• Engine Oil: Engine oil level check, see page 72.
Quantity differential between upper and lower dip­
stick marking level: 2.0 I (2.1 US qt).
Year-round m ultigrade oils 10 W -4 0 ,10 W-50,
15 W-40, 15 W-50.
For further inform ation, refer to page 100.
• Automatic Transmission: MB A utom atic transm is­
sion fluid.
For level checks and replenishm ent, refer to page 73
• Tire Pressure: Cold tires
For driving up to
160 km /h (100 mph)
normal load
Summer tires ---------------------
maximum load
W inter tires
freeze), refer to page 103.
and parking lamps, fro n t 21/5 W /32/3 cp, turn signal
license plate lamps 5 W.
Spark Plugs: Bosch H 9 DC, H 9 DCO, H 9 DP,
Champion S 12 YC, S 12 YCC.
E lectrode gap 0.8 mm (0.032 in).
bar psi bar
1.8 1 26 1 1.8
1.9 1 27 1 2.4
2.3 1 33 1 2.6
Coolant: For normal replenishm ent, use water
(potable w ater quality).
For furth e r inform ation (e.g. a nticorrosion/anti­
Bulbs: High and low beams: Halogen type 9004, fog
lamps: Halogen type H 3, tail, parking and standing
lamps 10 W /6 cp, turn signal, standing, side marker
lamps, rear 21 W /32 cp, stop lamps 21 W /32 cp,
Beru 14 K-9 DU, 14 K-9 DUO, 14 K-9 DPU,
bar psi
Warm tires:
Pressure may rise by up to
+ 0.5 bar ( + 7 psi).
Never release any air from a warm tire
to o ffset this pressure increase!
psi
1 For driving above 160 km /h (100 mph)
26 1
where perm itted, add 0.6 bar (9 psi).
34 1
38 1