M A Inten Ance S Ystem - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual

M E R C E D E S -B E N Z M a in te n a n c e
S yste m
A m aintenance b o o k le t is in clud ed
w ith y o u r car, listin g all th e m ainte­
nance jo b s th a t m u st be carried o u t
a fte r th e fo llo w in g m ileages:
Routine M aintenance
In sp e c tio n at
1 3 0 0 -1 6 0 0 km ( 8 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 m iles)
L u b rica tio n S ervice every
12 000 km (7500 m iles)
M aintenance S ervice every
24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
A d d itio n a l W ork every
48 000 km (30 000 m iles)
F or a d ditiona l d e tails re fe r to the
M aintenance B oo kle t.
In the case o f lo w m ileage op e ra tio n ,
the M aintenance S ervice m u st be c a r­
ried o u t at least o n ce eve ry
Engine Oil and F ilter C hange
R equired every 12 000 km
(7500 m iles), o r at least on ce a year
(fall) w hen using ye a r-ro u n d m u lti­
grade oil; o th e rw ise at least tw ic e a
year (spring and fall).
F or engine oil re co m m e n d a tio n s, see
page 106.
S evere O peratin g C onditions
U n de r seve re o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r
heavy use, it m ay be n e ce ssa ry to
carry o u t p re s c rib e d m ainten ance
jo b s at s h o rte r intervals, fo r exa m ple:
E ngine: Oil change w ith filte r change
every 6000 km (3750 m iles)
A u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n : Fluid change
w ith o u t filte r ch a n g e eve ry 24 000 km
(15 000 m iles)
T ires: In s p e c t every 12 000 km
(7500 m iles)
A ir filte r: Clean o r rep la ce e lem e nt
every 24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
N ote:
Severe o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r heavy
use in clu d e : p re d o m in a n t c ity o r s h o rt
d ista n ce d rivin g , fre q u e n t m ou ntain
driving, p o o r roa ds, d u s ty o r m ud dy
c o n d itio n s , etc..
2
years.
S p ecial M ain ten an ce M easures
B rake flu id s h o u ld be rep la ced a n nu­
ally, p re fe ra b ly in the spring.
It is re c o m m e n d e d to use on ly brake
flu id a p p ro v e d by M ER C E D ES -B EN Z.
Do n o t m ix d iffe re n t ty p e s o f brake
fluids.
Have th e en gine c o o la n t (w a te r/a n ti­
c o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e m ixture )
rep la ced eve ry th re e years (see
" Fuels, C o ola nts, L u b rica n ts, e tc ." ).
M ain ten an ce Vouchers
Y o u r a u th o riz e d M ER C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler w ill c e rtify in th e m aintenance
b o o k le t th a t all lu b ric a tio n and
m a inten ance s e rvic e s have been c a r­
ried o u t at th e c o rre c t intervals.
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