Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 10

Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
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The First 1500 km (1000 Miles)
T he m ore ca u tio u sly you treat your
veh icle durin g the break-in period, the
m ore satisfied you w ill be w ith its p e r­
fo rm a n ce later on. T here fore, drive
y o u r veh icle during the first 1500 km
(1000 m iles) at m od era te veh icle and
e n gine speeds.
D uring this period, avoid heavy loads
(full throttle driving) and high RPM
(no m ore tha n 2A of m axim um p e rm is ­
sible speed in each g e a r as indicated
on th e spe edom eter).
A void acce le rating by kickdow n. It is
not reco m m en ded to brake the ve h i­
cle by m an ua lly shiftin g to a low er
gear. W e reco m m en d to select po si­
tion s "3 " or "2 " only at m oderate
spe ed s (for hill driving).
A fte r 1500 km (1000 m iles) speeds
m ay g ra du ally be increased to the
pe rm issib le m axim um .