Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 73

1 C oolant rese rvoir cap
2 M arking fo r co o la n t level
C h eckin g C o o la n t Level
T he co o la n t level can be checked
vis u a lly at the tra n s p a re n t coo la nt
reservoir.
To che ck the coo la nt level, the veh icle
m ust be parked on level ground.
T he co o la n t level m ust reach:
T he m arking (2, arrow ) on the re se r­
vo ir w hen the en gine is cold.
A pprox. 2 cm (0.8 in) h igh er w hen the
en gine is at o p era ting tem pe rature .
Ad d in g C o o lant
If co o la n t has to be added, a
50 /50 m ixture of w a te r and MB anti­
c o rro sio n /a n tifre e ze should be used.
W arn in g !
• Use e x tre m e c a u tio n w hen
o p e n in g the hood if th ere are
any sig n s of ste am or co o la n t
leaking fro m th e coo lin g
system .
• Do not re m o ve p ressu re cap
on co o la n t re se rvo ir if en g in e
te m p e ra tu re is ab o ve 90°C
(19 4°F ). A llo w en g in e to cool
d ow n b efo re rem o vin g cap.
T h e c o o la n t re se rvo ir co n ­
tain s hot fluid and is under
p ressu re.
• U sing a rag, turn cap to first
notch to re lie ve excess
p ressu re. If o pened im m e d i­
ately, hot scald in g fluid and
ste am w ill be blow n out u nd er
p res su re p o s sib ly causing
person al injury.
• Do not spill a n tifree ze on hot
en g in e parts. A n tifreeze
c o n tain s eth y le n e glycol
w h ich m ay burn if it co m es
into co n tact w ith hot en g in e
p arts. You can be se rio u s ly
b urned.
T he drain plugs for the cooling system
are located on the right hand side of
the en gine block and at the bottom of
the radiator.
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