Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 79

1 C o o la n t re se rvo ir cap
2 M arking fo r c o o la n t level
Checking C oolant Level
The co o la n t level can be c h e c k e d v is ­
ually at the tra n s p a re n t c o o la n t re s e r­
voir.
To c h e c k th e c o o la n t level, th e veh icle
m ust be pa rked on level gro u n d .
The c o o la n t level m u s t reach:
The m arking (2, arro w ) on th e re se r-
v o ir'w h e n the en gine is cold.
A p p ro x . 1.5 cm (0.6 in) h ig h e r w hen
the engine is at o p e ra tin g te m p e ra ­
ture.
Adding C o o lant
If c o o la n t has to be added, a 50 /50
m ix tu re o f w a te r and M B a n tic o rro ­
s io n /a n tifre e z e s h o u ld be used.
W arning!
• Use e x tre m e cautio n when
opening th e hood, if th ere are
any signs of ste am or co o lant
leaking from the cooling sys­
tem .
• Do not rem ove pressure cap
on co o lan t reservoir if engine
te m p e ra tu re is above 90 °C
(194 °F ). A llow engine to cool
down b efo re rem oving cap.
The c o o la n t reservoir contains
hot w a te r/a n tic o rro s io n /a n ti­
fre eze m ixture and is under
pressure.
• Using a rag, turn cap to first
notch to relieve excess p res­
sure. If opened im m ediately,
hot scalding fluid and steam
will be blown out under p res­
sure.
The drain p lu g s are lo c a te d on the
rig h t side o f th e e n gine and on the
ra d ia to r b o tto m .
R eservoirs for W indshield W asher
and H eadlam p Cleaning System
The re s e rv o ir fo r the w in d sh ie ld
w a sh e r and headlam p cleaning
s yste m is lo ca te d in th e engine
c o m p a rtm e n t.
The re s e rv o ir fo r th e rear w in d o w
w a sh in g sys te m is lo ca te d be hind the
panel on th e RH side in th e c o m p a rt­
m ent.
To o p e n th e panel, pull handle and
fo ld d o w n panel.
R e filling w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r re se rvo ir:
Refill w ith M B W in d sh ie ld W asher
C o n c e n tra te " S " and w a te r fo r te m ­
p e ra tu re s above fre e zin g o r M B W in d ­
shield W ashe r C o n c e n tra te " S " and
co m m e rcia lly available p re m ixed
w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r s o lv e n t/a n ti-fre e z e
fo r te m p e ra tu re s b e lo w fre e zin g . Fol­
lo w m ixing ratio on package. T est
w a s h e r syste m fo r p ro p e r fu n ctio n .
C apacity, see Fuels, C o ola nts, L u b ri­
can ts, etc., page 107.