Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 10

Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
See page 116
The First 1500 km (1000 Miles)
The m ore c a u tio u s ly you tre a t yo u r
veh icle d u rin g th e b re a k-in p e rio d , the
m ore s a tis fie d you w ill be w ith its p e r­
fo rm a n c e later on. T h e re fo re , drive
y o u r v eh icle d u rin g the firs t 1500 km
(1000
m iles) at m o d e ra te v e h ic le and
en gine spe ed s.
D uring th is p e rio d , avoid heavy loads
(full th ro ttle driving ) and high RPM
2/3
(no m ore tha n o f m axim um p e rm is ­
sib le sp e e d in each gear).
A vo id a cce le ra tin g by kick d o w n . It is
n o t re c o m m e n d e d to brake th e ve h i­
cle by m anually s h iftin g to a lo w e r
gear. W e re co m m e n d to s e le c t p o s i­
tio n s " 3 " o r " 2 " on ly at m od era te
s p e e d s (fo r hill driving).
A fte r 1500 km (1000 m iles) spe ed s
may g ra du ally be in crea sed to the
p e rm is sib le m axim um .