Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 10

Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
See page 116
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The First 1500 km (1000 Miles)
The m ore c a u tio u s ly y ou tre a t y o u r
v e h ic le d u rin g th e b re a k-in p e rio d , the
m ore s a tisfie d you w ill be w ith its p e r­
fo rm a n c e la te r on. T h e re fo re , drive
yo u r v eh icle d u rin g th e 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 u ring th is p e rio d, avoid heavy loads
(full th ro ttle d rivin g ) and high RPM
(no m ore than o f m axim um p e rm is ­
2/3
sib le sp e e d in each gear).
A vo id a c c e le ra tin g by k ic k d o w n . It is
n o t re c o m m e n d e d to brake th e veh i­
cle by m anually s h iftin g to a lo w er
gear. W e re c o m m e n d to s e le c t p o s i­
tio n s " 3 " o r " 2 " only at m o d e ra te
sp e e d s (fo r hill driving ).
A fte r 1500 km (1000 m iles) spe ed s
m ay gra du ally be in cre a se d to the
p e rm is s ib le m axim um .