Theft Prevention - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual

Theft Prevention

This veh icle co m p lie s w ith th e Federal
M o to r V ehicle T heft P reve ntio n S tan­
dard (49 CFR Part 541). E ngine, tra n s ­
m ission and c ertain b o d y p a rts (see
illu stra tio n ) are labeled at th e fa cto ry ,
th e labels s h o w th e V IN -n u m b e r o f
th is vehicle.
Spare p a rts are sim ilarly labeled at the
fa c to ry in a d iffe re n t lo catio n. The
labels sh o w the le tte r R (fo r re p la c e ­
m ent) in ste ad o f the V IN -nu m be r.
Note:
Do n o t rem o ve th e s e labels. These
labels are in te n d e d fo r p a rts id e n tifi­
ca tio n in case o f th e ft. W hen re p la c ­
ing p a rts s u b je c t to labe lin g, please
m ake sure th a t th e p a rts you receive
are labeled p ro p e rly. This is esp ecially
im p o rta n t w h e n w o rk is p e rfo rm e d
o u ts id e o f th e U n ited S tates.
L o c a tio n o f labels
1
B u m p e r fro n t/re a r
2
Engine ho od
3
Tailgate
4 A ll fe n d e rs
5 A ll d o o rs
E n g in e *:
on e n g in e b lo c k , rear
T ra n s m is s io n *:
on tra n s m is s io n , le ft fro n t
n o t s h o w n in illu s tra tio n
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