Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 77

1 C o ola nt re se rv o ir cap
2 M arking fo r co o la n t level
Checking C o o lant Level
The c o o la n t level can be ch e c k e d v is ­
ually at th e tra n s p a re n t c o o la n t re s e r­
voir.
To c h e c k th e c o o la n t level, th e veh icle
m u s t be p a rked on level gro u n d .
The c o o la n t level m u st reach:
The m arking (2, arro w ) on th e re se r­
v o ir w hen th e en gine is cold.
A p p ro x . 1.5 cm (0.6 in) h ig h e r w hen
th e engine is at o p e ra tin g te m p e ra ­
ture.
Adding C o o lant
If c o o la n t has to be ad ded, a 50 /5 0
m ixtu re o f w a te r and M B a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e s h o u ld be used.
W arning!
• Use e x tre m e cautio n when o p e n ­
ing th e hood, if th ere are any
signs of ste am or c o o la n t leaking
from th e cooling system .
• Do not rem ove pressure cap on
co o lan t reservoir if en g in e te m ­
pera tu re is ab o ve 90° C (194° F).
A llow engine to cool down
before rem oving cap. The co o l­
ant reservoir contains hot
w a te r/a n tic o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e
m ixture and is under pressure.
• Using a rag, turn cap to first
notch to relieve excess pressure.
If o pened im m ediately, hot
scalding fluid and ste am will be
blown out under pressure.
The drain p lu g s are lo ca te d on the
rig h t side o f th e e n gine and on the
ra d ia to r b o tto m .
R eservoirs for W indshield W asher
and H eadlam p Cleaning System
The re s e rv o ir fo r th e w in d sh ie ld
w a s h e r and headlam p cleaning
sy ste m is lo c a te d in th e en gine
co m p a rtm e n t.
The re s e rv o ir fo r the rear w in d o w
w a sh in g syste m is lo ca te d b e hind the
panel on th e RH sid e in th e c o m p a rt­
m ent.
To o p e n th e panel, pull handle and
fo ld d o w n panel.
R e p le n ish in g re se rvo ir:
R e ple nish w ith a su ita b le w in d s h ie ld
w a s h e r so lve n t. Use a typ e th a t will
p ro vid e fre e z in g p ro te c tio n in the
w in te r.
F or cap acity, re fe r to " Fuels, C o o l­
ants, L u b rica n ts, e tc ." , page 105.