Running-In Notes; Refuelling - Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual

Operation

Refuelling

Running-in notes

The first 1,500 km
If you treat the engine with sufficient care
from the very start, you will be rewarded with
excellent performance for the remainder of
the engine's life.
You should therefore drive at varying road
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and engine speeds for the first 1,500 km.
Avoid heavy loads, e.g. driving at full throt-
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tle, during this time. Do not exceed
the maximum permissible engine speed for
each gear.
Change gear in good time.
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Do not shift down a gear manually in order
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to brake.
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*:
Try to avoid depressing the accelerator
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pedal beyond the pressure point (kick-
down).
Only use ranges 3, 2 or 1 for slow driving,
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e.g. in mountainous terrain.
After 1,500 km you may gradually bring the
vehicle up to full road and engine speeds.
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Refuelling
Refuelling
G Risk of explosion
Fuel is highly flammable. Fire, naked flames
and smoking are therefore prohibited when
handling fuels.
Before refuelling, always turn off the
engine.
G Risk of injury
2 / of
3
Avoid any contact with fuels.
You can damage your health if your skin
comes into direct contact with fuel or if you
inhale fuel vapours.
G Risk of fire
Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Never mix diesel with petrol.
This causes damage to the fuel system and
engine and could result in the vehicle catch-
ing fire.
!
Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not use diesel to refuel
vehicles with a petrol engine. Even small
amounts of the wrong fuel will cause dam-
age to the injection system. Damage result-
ing from adding the wrong fuel is not cov-
ered by the warranty.
!
Do not start the engine if you accidentally
refuel with the wrong fuel. Otherwise, the
fuel could enter the fuel lines. This would
require draining of the fuel tank and fuel
lines. Notify a qualified specialist workshop
and have the fuel tank and fuel lines
drained completely.
When you open or close the vehicle with the
key, the fuel filler flap is automatically
unlocked or locked.
The position of the fuel filler cap is to the rear
on the right. The fuel tank filler flap is shown
in the instrument cluster 4. The arrow on