C Harge In D Ic A To R Lam P; Oil P Re Ssu Re G Auge; E Ngine Oil C O N S U M P Tio N; L O W E Ng In E O Il Level In D Ic A To R Lam P - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

C h a rg e In d ic a to r Lam p
S ho uld th e ch a rg e in d ic a to r lam p fail
to c o m e on p rio r to sta rtin g w hen the
key is in s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
sho uld it fail to go o u t a fte r s ta rtin g o r
d u rin g o p e ra tio n , th is in d ica te s a fau lt
w h ic h m u st be re p a ire d at an a u th o r­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler as
so o n as p o ssib le .
If the cha rge in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on
w h ile th e e n gine is ru n ning, th is m ay
in d ica te th a t th e p o ly-V -b e lt has b ro ­
ken. S ho uld th is c o n d itio n o c c u r, the
p o ly -V -b e lt m u st be rep la ced b e fo re
c o n tin u in g to o p e ra te th e vehicle.
O th e rw ise , th e e n gine w ill o ve rhe at
d ue to an in o p e ra tive w a te r pum p
w h ich m ay re s u lt in dam age to the
engine.
O il P re s s u re G au ge
The oil p re s s u re at idle sp e e d may
d ro p to 0.3 bar (4.4 psi) if th e engine
is at o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re . This w ill
n o t je o p a rd ize its op e ra tio n a l re lia b il­
ity.
P ressu re m u st, ho w e ver, rise
im m e d ia te ly upon a cce le ration .
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E n g in e O il C o n s u m p tio n
E ngine oil c o n s u m p tio n can on ly be
d e te rm in e d a fte r a c e rta in m ileage
o r has been co ve re d . D u ring th e breakin
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p e rio d , h ig h e r oil c o n s u m p tio n m ay
be n o tic e d and is norm al.
L o w E n g in e O il Level In d ic a to r Lam p
The in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on w ith the
key in s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
s h o u ld go o u t w h e n the e n gine is ru n ­
ning.
If the in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on w ith
th e e n gine ru n n in g and at o p e ra tin g
te m p e ra tu re , th e en gine oil level has
d ro p p e d to a p p ro x im a te ly th e m in i­
m um m ark on th e d ip s tic k . W hen th is
o c c u rs , th e in d ic a to r lam p w ill firs t
c o m e on in te rm itte n tly and th e n stay
on if th e oil level d ro p s fu rth e r. If no oil
leaks are n o te d and th e re is no lo ss in
e n gine oil pre s su re , c o n tin u e to drive
to th e n e a re st service sta tio n w h ere
th e e n gine o il s h o u ld be to p p e d to th e
" fu ll" m ark o f th e d ip s tic k (page 76).
In a d d itio n to th e in d ic a to r lam p, the
e n gine oil level s h o u ld be pe rio d ica lly
ch e c k e d w ith th e d ip s tic k , fo r e xa m ­
ple d u rin g a fu e l sto p , o r b e fo re a long
trip (see page 76).
E x te rio r L ig h t F a ilu re In d ic a to r Lam p
The lig h t fa ilu re in d ic a to r c o m e s on
w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo ck p o s i­
tio n and sh o u ld go o u t w h en the
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e n gine starts.
If it c o m e s on w ith th e e n gine running,
it in d ica te s a lig h t failure.
If an e x te rio r lig h t fails, th e in d ic a to r
w ill co m e on o n ly w h e n th a t light is
s w itc h e d on.
and
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If a bra ke o r tu rn signal lig h t fails, the
lig h t fa ilu re in d ic a to r w ill c o m e on
w h en a p plying th e brake o r a ctu a tin g
th e tu rn signal and stay on until the
e n gine is tu rn e d off.
C aution!
If a d d itio n a l lig h tin g e q u ip m e n t is
in sta lle d (e.g. auxiliary headlam ps
e tc.) be ce rta in to c o n n e c t in to the
fu s e b e fo re th e fa ilu re in d ic a to r m o n i­
to rin g u n it in o rd e r to avoid dam aging
th e system .
D e c e le ra tio n S h u to ff
The fu e l in je c tio n p ro c e s s is in te r­
ru p te d o n ly d u rin g d e ce le ra tio n , if the
d riv e r's fo o t is fu lly rem o ved fro m the
gas pedal.