M Ercedes-Benz Maintenance System; Severe Operating Conditions - Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual

M ERCEDES-BENZ Maintenance System

Like any o th e r te ch n ica l equipm ent,
the v e h ic le req u ire s care and
m aintenance. S cope and fre q u e n c y
o f m a in te na nce w o rk depend
m a in ly on o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s
w hich, in turn, may vary to a
co n sid e ra b le degree.
A m a in te na nce b o o k le t is d e live re d
w ith y o u r ca r lis tin g all the m a in ­
te n ance jo b s th a t m ust be c a rrie d
ou t a fte r th e fo llo w in g m ileages:
9 O nce a fte r 3 0 0 -6 0 0 m iles
(5 0 0-1 ,0 0 0 km)
• O nce a fte r 6,000 m iles
(10,000 km)
• A fte r 12,500 m iles (20,000 km)
th e re a fte r a fte r every 12,500
m iles (20,000 km), but at least
once a year.
We sh o uld also like to d ra w your
a tte n tio n to the h in ts co n ta in e d in
the m a in te nan ce b o o k le t co ve rin g
necessary lu b ric a tio n and brake
in s p e c tio n s every 6,000 m iles
(10,000 km), a d d itio n a l m a in te n a n ce
jo b s every 37,500 m iles (60,000 km)
and MB ind ivid u a l m a inte nance
as required.
Renew b ra k e flu id o n ce a year,
p re fe ra b ly in sp rin g . Use only
re co m m e nde d brake flu id s.
T he v e h icle m ust receive the
p re s crib e d m a inte nance a n d /o r
lu b ric a tio n w o rk at the s p ecified
in te rvals as listed in the m ainte­
nance b o o klet. V e rific a tio n of
p e rfo rm a n ce o f such m a in te n a n ce /
lu b ric a tio n w o rk should be
re co rd ed in th e spaces pro vid e d in
th e m a in te n a n ce bo oklet.
The m a inte nan ce jo b s are
d e sc rib e d in d e ta il in a m anual
w hich you can o rd e r from yo u r
M ERCEDES-BENZ se rvice station.
A sm all sticke r attached to the
d o o r post o f th e d riv e r's d o o r by
the service sta tio n personn el is to
rem ind you w hen the next m a in­
te n a n ce se rvice o r lu b ric a tio n
and b ra ke in s p e ctio n is due.
M ainten ance service
L u b ric a tio n and
brake insp e ction
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Severe Operating Conditions

In the case o f severe o pe ra tin g
c o n d itio n s o r heavy use m ainly in
c ity tra ffic o r o ve r s h o rt distances,
fre q u e n t m ountain d riving, poor
roads, d usty and m uddy co n d ition s,
tra ile r op e ra tio n , hard and sporty
d rivin g , etc. it may be necessary
to in s p e ct e.g.
• the fro n t axle bra ke linings
• the ig n itio n system
• th e tire s
at s h o rte r intervals.
A ny MERCEDES-BENZ service
s tation w ill be pleased to give you
e xp e rt and individ u a l advice.