E m ission C ontrol
C ertain system s of the engine serve
to keep the to x ic c om p on ents of the
exh au st ga ses w ithin perm issible
lim its required by law.
T hese system s, of course, will
function pro pe rly only w hen m a intain
ed strictly according to factory
spe cifica tions. A ny ad ju stm e nts on the
en gine should, the re fore, be carried
out only by qu alified M E R C E D E S -
BEN Z tech nicians. The en gine should
not be altered in an y w ay. M oreover,
the specified service and m ainten ance
jo b s m ust be carried out regularly
according to M E R C E D E S -B E N Z se rv
icing requirem ents. For details refer to
the M ainten ance Booklet.
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Warning!
In h alatio n of ex h a u st gas is
h azard o u s to y o u r health. All
ex h a u st g as co n tain s carb o n
m o n o xid e, and inh aling it can
ca u s e u n c o n s c io u s n e s s and lead
to death.
Do not run th e en g in e in co n fin ed
area s (such as a g ara g e ) w hich
a re not p ro p e rly ve n tilate d . If you
th in k th a t ex h a u st g as fu m es are
e n terin g th e v e h ic le w h ile d riv
ing, h ave th e ca u s e d eterm in e d
and co rrec ted im m e d ia tely. If you
m u st d rive u n d er th e s e c o n d i
tio n s, d rive o nly w ith at least one
w in d o w fu lly open.
T rav elin g A b ro ad
A broad, the re is a w idely-spre ad
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service netw ork at
your dispo sal. If you plan to travel into
areas w hich are not listed in the index
of you r d e a le r directory, you should
request p e rtine nt inform ation from
y ou r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.