Econom Ical Driving Indicator; (Ec O N O M Y ); Traveling Abroad; W In Ter Driving - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

Econom ical Driving indicator

(EC O N O M Y )

The in d ic a to r s h o w s th e fu e l c o n ­
su m p tio n te n d e n c y d u rin g variou s
driving m odes.
High fue l c o n s u m p tio n is in d ic a te d if
th e p o in te r m oves in to th e red area;
e co n o m ica l d riv in g is in d ic a te d w h en
it is in the bla c k area. The in d ic a tio n s
s h o u ld only be c o m p a re d w h en d riv ­
ing w ith in th e sam e gear.
Do n o t co m p a re fue l c o n s u m p tio n
re a dings be tw ee n d iffe re n t gears. The
fo llo w in g rule ap p lie s: If y ou drive at
equal spe ed s, th e fu e l c o n s u m p tio n is
lo w e r in the hig h e r gear, a lth o u g h in
th is gear the p o in te r is m ore fre ­
q u e n tly in th e red area.

Traveling Abroad

A bro ad , th e re is a w id e ly -s p re a d
M ER C E D E S -B E N Z se rvice n e tw o rk at
y o u r d ispo sal. If you plan to travel in to
areas w h ich are n o t lis te d in th e in de x
o f y o u r d e a le r d ire c to ry , you s ho uld
re q u e s t p e rtin e n t in fo rm a tio n fro m
y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.

W in ter Driving

Have y o u r c a r w in te riz e d at y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler b e fo re th e o n s e t o f w in te r.
• E ngine oil c h a n g e : If " y e a r-ro u n d "
m u ltig ra d e e n gine oil is n o t used,
be su re to use a S AE gra d e based
on a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re . For
re c o m m e n d e d e n gine oil v is c o s i­
tie s re fe r to " Fuels, C o ola nts,
Lu b ric a n ts , e tc ." and last page.
• C h e c k e n g in e c o o la n t a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e c o n c e n tra tio n .
• A d d itiv e fo r th e w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r
and head lam p c le an ing sy ste m :
A d d M B C o n c e n tra te " S " to the
p re m ix e d w in d s h ie ld w a s h e r s o l­
ven t w h ic h is fo rm u la te d fo r b e lo w
fre e z in g te m p e ra tu re s (see
page 48).
• T est b a tte ry : B a tte ry c a p a c ity
d ro p s w ith d e c re a s in g a m b ie n t
te m p e ra tu re . A w ell c h a rg e d b a t­
te ry e n s u re s th a t th e e n gine can
always be s ta rte d , even at lo w
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s .
• T ires: W e re c o m m e n d M + S radial
tire s on all fo u r w h e e ls fo r th e w in ­
te r season. O b se rve p e rm is s ib le
m axim um sp e e d fo r M + S radial
tire s and th e legal sp e e d lim it.
T ire C h ain s
Use on ly tire c ha in s th a t are te s te d
and re c o m m e n d e d by M ERC EDES-
BENZ. Y o u r a u th o rize d M ERC EDES-
BENZ dealer w ill be glad to advise you
on th is s u b je c t.
C hains s h o u ld o n ly be used on the
rear w h e e ls. A d h e re to th e m an ufac­
tu r e r 's m o u n tin g in s tru c tio n s .
A fte r d rivin g a s h o rt d ista n c e re tig h t-
en th e m o u n te d chains.
Tire ch a in s s h o u ld on ly be driven on
s n o w at s p e e d s n o t to exce ed
50 k m /h (30 m ph ). Rem ove chains as
so o n as p o s s ib le w h en d riving on
ro a d s w ith o u t sno w .
F or tip s on d rivin g on s lip p e ry w in te r
ro a d s re fe r to page 18.
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