Checking Oil Level; Checking The Toe-In - Mercedes-Benz 209 D Operating Instructions Manual

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•,toering whee l all the way to the left.
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Will l'i rolntio n and measure the dis -
35-45 mm (1.4 1.6 111 ) 11 0 111 the upper
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No oil chang e is requ 11 Pd
Power steer ing
Regularly ch eck the oi l loVl'l tn the power
steering reservoir Thn
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No oil chan ge is requ111• d
tance between tho two po rnts which are
loca ted behind tho lront .ixlo
The differ ence in 1111•11'l 111 oment betwee n
the distan ce of tht• two point s before and
after the wheel rotut 1 rn1 Is th e amount of
toe-in .
Vehicles with strwol1 t
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After having lom,1•111• rl the clam ping
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Toe-in is adju sted l>y p11 !,hlng one end of
the tie rod out of the stPrnlfl q arm by means
of a push er (spocint too l)
Observ e speci fied torq11 0 to which the
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Manual steering
1 Filler and oil level chec k plug
Engine compa rtment flap ope ned
1 Power steering o il reservo ir
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