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Econom ical Driving Ind icato r
(ECO NO M Y)
The in d ic a to r sho w s th e fuel c o n
su m p tio n te n d e n c y d u rin g various
driving m odes.
High fue l co n s u m p tio n is in d ica te d if
the p o in te r m oves in to th e red area;
e co no m ical d rivin g is in d ic a te d when
it is in the bla ck area. The in d ic a tio n s
sho uld o n ly be c o m p a re d w h en d riv
ing w ith in the sam e gear.
Do n o t co m p a re fuel c o n s u m p tio n
readings be tw ee n d iffe re n t gears. The
fo llo w in g rule a p p lie s : If you drive at
equal spe ed s, th e fuel c o n s u m p tio n is
lo w e r in the hig h e r gear, a lth o u g h in
th is gear th e p o in te r is m ore fr e
q u e n tly in th e red area.
Traveling Abroad
A bro ad , th e re is a w id e ly -s p re a d
M E R C ED ES-BEN Z se rvice n e tw o rk at
y o u r dispo sal. If you plan to travel in to
areas w h ich are n o t lis te d in th e in de x
o f yo u r dealer d ire c to ry , y o u s ho uld
re q u e st p e rtin e n t in fo rm a tio n fro m
yo u r a u th o riz e d M ER C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.
W in ter Driving
Have y o u r ca r w in te riz e d at yo u r
au th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer b e fo re th e o n s e t o f w in te r.
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E ngine oil c h a n g e : If " y e a r-ro u n d "
m u ltig ra d e e n gine oil is n o t used,
be su re to use a S A E gra d e based
on a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re . For
re c o m m e n d e d en gine oil v is c o s i
tie s re fe r to " Fuels, C o ola nts,
Lu b rica n ts, e tc ." and last page.
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C h eck e n gine c o o la n t a n tic o rro
s io n /a n tifre e z e c o n c e n tra tio n .
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A d d itiv e fo r th e w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r
and head lam p c le an ing s ys te m :
A d d M B C o n c e n tra te " S " to the
p re m ix e d w in d sh ie ld w a s h e r so l-
v e n t/a n ti-fre e z e w h ic h is fo rm u
lated fo r b e lo w fre e zin g te m p e ra
tu re s (see page 50).
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T est b a tte ry : B a tte ry ca p a city
d ro p s w ith d e c re a sin g am b ie nt
te m p e ra tu re . A w ell c h a rg e d b a t
te ry e n s u re s th a t the e n gine can
always be s ta rte d , even at lo w
am b ie nt te m p e ra tu re s .
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T ires: W e re c o m m e n d M + S radial
tire s on all fo u r w h e e ls fo r the w in
te r season. O b s e rv e p e rm is s ib le
m axim um s p e e d fo r M + S radial
tire s and th e legal sp e e d lim it.
Tire Chains
Use on ly tire chains th a t are te ste d
and re c o m m e n d e d by M ERC EDES-
BENZ. Y o u r a u th o rize d M ERC EDES-
BENZ dealer w ill be glad to advise you
on th is s u b je c t.
C hains s h o u ld on ly be used on the
rear w h e e ls. A d h e re to th e m an ufac
tu r e r 's m o u n tin g in s tru c tio n s .
A fte r d rivin g a s h o rt d ista n ce re tig h t-
en th e m o u n te d chains.
Tire cha in s s h o u ld only be driven on
sn o w at sp e e d s n o t to exce ed
50 k m /h (30 m ph ). R em ove cha in s as
so o n as p o s s ib le w h en d riving on
roa ds w ith o u t snow .
For tip s on d rivin g on s lip p e ry w in te r
roa ds re fe r to page 18.
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