M A Inten Ance S Ystem - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

M ER C E D E S -B E N Z M a in te n a n c e
S yste m
A m aintenance b o o k le t is in clud ed
w ith y o u r car, listin g all th e m a in te ­
nance jo b s th a t m u s t be c arried o u t
a fte r th e fo llo w in g m ileages:
R outine M ain ten an ce
In s p e c tio n at
1 3 0 0 -1 6 0 0 km ( 8 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 m iles)
L u b ric a tio n S ervice every
12 000 km (7500 m iles)
M aintenance S ervice every
24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
A d d itio n a l W o rk every
48 000 km (30 000 m iles)
For a d ditiona l d e ta ils re fe r to the
M ainten ance B o o kle t.
In the case o f lo w m ileage o p e ra tio n ,
the M ainten ance S ervice m u s t be c a r­
ried o u t at least o n c e eve ry 2 years.
Engine Oil and F ilter C hange
R equired every 12 000 km
(7500 m ile s ), o r at least o n c e a year
(fall) w hen using y e a r-ro u n d m u lti­
grade oil; o th e rw is e at least tw ic e a
year (spring and fall).
F or engine oil re c o m m e n d a tio n s, see
page 104.
Severe O p eratin g C onditions
U n de r seve re o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r
heavy use, it may be n e ce ssa ry to
ca rry o u t p re s c rib e d m a inten ance
jo b s at s h o rte r in te rvals, fo r exa m ple:
E ngine: Oil ch a n g e w ith filte r c ha ng e
every 6000 km (3750 m iles).
A u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n : Fluid change
w ith o u t filte r ch a n g e e ve ry 24 000 km
(15 000 m iles).
T ires: In s p e c t every 12 000 km
(7500 m iles)
A ir filte r: Clean o r replace
e le m e n t every 24 000 km
(15 000 m iles)
N o te :
S evere o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r heavy
use in c lu d e : p re d o m in a n t c ity o r s h o rt
d ista n ce d rivin g , fre q u e n t m ou ntain
driving , p o o r roads, d u s ty o r m ud dy
c o n d itio n s , etc..
S p ecial M ain ten an ce M easures
B rake flu id s h o u ld be rep la ced an nu­
ally, p re fe ra b ly in th e spring.
It is re co m m e n d e d to use o n ly brake
flu id a p p ro ve d by M E R C E D E S -BE N Z.
Do n o t m ix d iffe re n t typ e s o f brake
flu id s.
Have th e e n gine c o o la n t (w a te r/a n ti­
c o rro s io n /a n tifre e z e m ixture )
rep la ced eve ry th re e years (see
" Fuels, C o o la n ts, L u b ric a n ts, e tc ." ).
M ain ten an ce Vouchers
Y o u r a u th o rize d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de a le r w ill c e rtify in th e m aintenance
b o o k le t th a t all lu b ric a tio n and
m a inten ance s e rvic e s have been c a r­
ried o u t at th e c o rre c t intervals.
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