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The First 1500 km/1000 Miles
The more cautiously you treat your
engine during the break-in period, the
more satisfied you will be with its
performance later on. Therefore, drive
your vehicle during the firs t 1500 km /
1000 miles at moderate vehicle
and engine speeds.
During this period, avoid heavy loads
(full throttle driving) and high RPMs
(no more than
of maximum
2/3
permissible speed in each gear).
Avoid accelerating by kickdown. It is
not recom mended to brake the
vehicle by means of manually shifting
to a lower gear. We recom m end to
select positions " S" or " L" only at
moderate speeds (for hill driving).
After 1500 km/1000 miles speeds may
gradually be increased to the perm is
sible maximum.
Special Operating Conditions
Winter Driving
Have your car w interized in a
MERCEDES-BENZ service station
before the onset of winter.
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Engine oil change: If no "all-year
ro u n d " engine oil is used, fill with
recom m ended w inter oil. For vis
cosity and capacity, refer to
"Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants,
e tc ." and last page.
•
For diesel fuels, refer to page 87
and last page.
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A nti-corrosion/antifreeze in the
coolant: Check a nti-corro sio n/
antifreeze protection periodically.
For capacity refer to " Fuels,
C oolants, Lubricants, e tc ." .
A dditive in the windshield washer
system s: Add windshield washer
solvent to the w ater in the
windshield washer system.
Test battery: Battery capacity
drops with decreasing ambient
tem perature. A well charged bat
tery ensures that the engine can
always be started, even at low
ambient tem peratures.
T ire s: We recom m end M 4- S radial
tires on all wheels fo r the w inter
season. Observe perm issible max
imum speed fo r M + S radial tires
and the legal speed limit.
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