High Altitude Correction Device - Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual

Special Operating Conditions

High Altitude Correction Device

280 SE Federal (49 States):
If th e v e h ic le is in itia lly sold and
p e rm a nently operated at e levations
above 4,000 ft (1,219 m), a high
a ltitu d e c o rre c tio n de vice (w arm -
u p -re g u la to r o f the in je c tio n system
fo r high a ltitu d e ) is in sta lle d and
id le se ttin g is c o rre c te d by a
MERCEDES-BENZ s e rvice s ta tio n
before delivery.
T his a d ju stm e n t has to be reversed
if a v e h ic le adapted to high a ltitu d e
w ill be op e ra te d fo r lo n g e r tim e s or
p e rm a n ently at lo w e r regions.
280 SE C a lifo rn ia :
V e hicles sold in C a lifo rn ia are not
equipp e d w ith a high a ltitu d e c o r­
re ctio n device. A d ju s tm e n t fo r high
a ltitu d e m ust not be perform ed.
V e hicles in itia lly sold and p e rm a­
n e ntly o p e ra te d a t e le va tion s above
4,000 ft (1,219 m) in Federal (49 sta­
tes) are c o rre c te d in id le se ttin g by
a M ERCEDES-BENZ se rvice s ta tio n
b e fore delivery.
This a d ju s tm e n t has to be reversed
if a ve h ic le adapted to high a ltitu d e
w ill be ope ra te d fo r lo n g e r tim es o r
p e rm a n en tly at lo w er regions.
450 SEL F ederal (49 S tates):
If th e ve h ic le is in itia lly sold and
p e rm a n en tly op erated at elevations
above 4,000 ft (1,219 m), high
a ltitu d e c o rre c tio n device s (w arm -
u p -re g u la to r of th e in je c tio n system
and th re e -w a y-va lve -u n it o f th e fuel
e v a p o ratio n system , b oth fo r high
a ltitu d e ) are insta lle d and idle se ttin g
is c o rre c te d by a MERCEDES-BENZ
s e rvice sta tio n b e fore delivery.
T h is a d ju s tm e n t has to be reversed
if a ve h icle adapted to high a ltitu d e
w ill be op era ted fo r lo n g er tim es o r
p e rm a n en tly at lo w e r regions.
450 SEL C a lifo rn ia :
V e h icle s sold in C a lifo rn ia are not
e q u ippe d w ith a high a ltitu d e c o r­
re c tio n device. A d ju s tm e n t fo r high
a ltitu d e m ust not be perform ed.
V e h icle s in itia lly sold and p erm a­
n ently op e rate d a t ele va tion s above
4,000 ft (1,219 m) in F ederal (49 sta ­
tes) are c o rre c te d in idle se ttin g by
a M ERCEDES-BENZ se rvice station
b e fore delivery.
T his a d ju stm e n t has to be reversed
if a v e h icle adapted to high a ltitu d e
w ill be op era ted fo r lo n g e r tim es or
p e rm anently at lo w e r regions.
Tire Chains
T ire chains can o n ly be used on the
d rivin g w heels. Use o n ly chains
tested and recom m end ed by us.
A ny M ERCEDES-BENZ service
station w ill rea dily advise you.
R etighten new ly m ounted tire chains
a fte r a fe w m iles of d rivin g . Do not
exceed p e rm issib le m axim um speed
of 30 m ph (50 km /h). On c le a r
roads, rem ove th e chains as soon
as p ra c tic a b le . A dhe re to the m anu­
fa c tu re r's m o unting in stru ctio n s.
Traveling Abroad
A broad, too, there is a w id e ly-
spread MERCEDES-BENZ service
n e tw o rk at y o u r disposal. If you
travel in to areas w hich are not listed
in th e inde x o f yo u r service station
b o oklet, you sh ould request p e rti­
n ent in fo rm a tio n from y o u r dealer.