Fuel R Eserve W Arning Lam P; C O O La N T T E M P E Ra Tu Re G Auge; L O W E Ngine C O O La N T Level In D Ic A To R Lam P; Low W Indshield And H Ead Lam P W Asher System Fluid Level Ind Icato R Lamp - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

Fuel R e serve W a rn in g Lam p
The fue l reserve w a rn in g lam p s ho uld
co m e on w h en the key is tu rn e d to
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n , and s h o u ld
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go o u t a fte r th e e n gine is run ning.
If the w a rnin g lam p stays on a fte r the
en gine s ta rts , o r c o m e s on w h ile d riv ­
ing, it in d ica te s th a t th e fu e l level is
do w n to th e reserve q u a n tity (9.0 I
[2.4 US gal]).
C o o la n t T e m p e ra tu re G a u g e
If the a n tifre e ze m ix tu re is e ffe c tiv e to
- 30° C ( - 22° F ), th e b o ilin g p o in t of
th e c o o la n t in th e p re s s u riz e d c o o lin g
system of y o u r v eh icle is ap pro x.
125° C (257° F) (see also " Fuels,
C o ola nts, L u b rica n ts, e tc ." ).
D u ring severe o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s
and s to p -a n d -g o c ity tra ffic , th e c o o l­
ant te m p e ra tu re may rise clo se to the
red m arking.
L o w E ng in e C o o la n t Le vel In d ic a to r
Lam p
The in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on w ith th e
key in ste e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
s ho uld go o u t w h en the en gine is ru n ­
ning.
If it c o m e s on w ith th e e n g in e run ning,
th e c o o la n t has d ro p p e d b e lo w the
re q u ire d level. If no leaks are n o tic e a ­
ble and th e e n gine te m p e ra tu re do es
no t in crea se, c o n tin u e to drive to th e
n e are st se rvice s ta tio n and have c o o l­
ant ad de d to th e c o o la n t s y s te m (see
page 75).
Low W indshield and H ead lam p
W asher System Fluid Level Ind icato r
Lamp
The in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on w ith the
key in s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
s h o u ld go o u t w h en th e e n gine is
run ning.
If th e in d ic a to r lam p c o m e s on w ith
th e e n gine ru n n in g , th e level o f the
re s e rv o ir has d ro p p e d
volum e. The re s e rv o ir s h o u ld be
refilled w ith M B W in d s h ie ld W asher
C o n c e n tra te " S " and w a te r (o r c o m ­
m ercially available p re m ix e d w in d ­
shield w a s h e r so lve n t, d e p e n d in g on
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re ) at th e ne xt
o p p o rtu n ity . The re s e rv o ir fo r the
w in d s h ie ld and head lam p w a s h e r s y s ­
te m is lo c a te d in the e n g in e c o m p a rt­
m en t (see page 116).
, and
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The re s e rv o ir fo r th e rear w in d o w
w a sh in g s yste m is lo c a te d b e hind the
panel on th e RH sid e in th e c o m p a rt­
m ent.

O u ts id e T e m p e ra tu re In d ic a to r

The te m p e ra tu re s e n s o r is lo ca te d in
th e fro n t b u m p e r area. Due to its lo ca ­
tio n , th e s e n s o r can be a ffe c te d by
road o r e n g in e heat d u rin g idling or
s lo w d rivin g . T his m eans th a t the
a c c u ra c y of th e d ispla yed te m p e ra ­
tu re can only be v e rifie d by c o m p a ri­
s on to a th e rm o m e te r placed n e x t to
th e s e n s o r, n o t b y c o m p a ris o n to
e xte rn a l d ispla ys (i.e., bank signs,
e tc.).
A d a p ta tio n to a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re
and
ta ke s place in s te p s and d e p e n d s on
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the p re va ilin g d riv in g c o n d itio n s (s to p
and g o o r m od era te , c o n s ta n t driving)
and a m o u n t o f te m p e ra tu re change.
o f th e to ta l W arning!
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The o u ts id e te m p e ra tu re ind icato r is
not desig ned to serve as an Ice-
W arn ing -D evice and is th erefore
u nsuitab le for th a t purpose. Indi­
ca ted te m p e ra tu re s just above
freezing point do not g u a ran tee th at
the road surface is free of ice.
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