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Drive S e n sib ly-S a vc., Uv, Fuel c o n s u m p tio n d e p e n d s to a gre at e x te n t on d riving ha b its and o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s .
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You have chosen to drive a MERCEDES-BENZ, a car in whose construction and production we have taken great pains because we believe that quality is not a matter of chance. Perhaps you have already had experience with a MERCEDES, maybe this is your first car from the DAIMLER-BENZ company.
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C ontents M anual S lidin g R o o f....Special equipment is also described V e h ic le O p e ra tio n E le c tric L ig h te r......in this manual, including operating In stru m e n ts and C o n t r o ls E le c tric W in d o w L if t e r s instructions wherever necessary.
C o n ten ts Vehicle Care Fluid Level — A u to m a tic T ra n s m is s io n ..... M E R C ED ES-BEN Z R e servo irs fo r W in d o w M aintenance S y s te m .....
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Instrum ents and C ontrols For more detailed descriptions see quoted pages. S pe ake r g rille s S w itch e s fo r rear w in d o w w ip e r (page 24) S w ivelling side v e n tila tio n o u tle ts (page 26) S w itch fo r a u to m a tic antenna (page 38) S w itch fo r he ated rear w in d o w (page 32) Parking brake release kn o b (page 48)
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Instrum ents and C ontrols 9734 20121(221...
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Instrum ent C luster S eat b e lt w a rnin g lam p (red) 1 C o o la n t te m p e ra tu re gaug e (° C) Up to red m a rkin g : M axim um p e rm issib le te m p e ra tu re fo r an a n tifre e z e -b le n d e d fill K nob fo r c lo c k a d ju s tm e n t p ro te c tin g do w n to —30°...
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Keys Doors 9031 U n locking M as ter Key — sq u a re -h e a d e d — Opening th e Doors fits all lo c k s on the car. Lo ckin g S ide d o o r F rom o u ts id e : pull handle (1).
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Keys Doors T ailg ate To clo s e th e tailgate, ta ke hold o f N o te : g ra b s trip and p re ss dow n. L o c k ta ilg a te w ith m a ste r key p rio r to O nly drive w ith the tailga te c lo s e d as The rear c o m p a rtm e n t lam p w ill be w a s h in g th e veh icle in an au to m a tic...
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S ea ts Keys Doors C entral Lock System The ta ilg a te can also be lo c k e d in d e p e n d e n tly o f th e c e n tra l lo c k The c e n tra l lo ck system w ill lo c k o r system .
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S eats th e fo rw a rd -m o s t p o s itio n s and h e ad re s t rem oved. For driving , re tu rn b a c k re s t to u p rig h t p o s itio n and push sea t back.
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Seats R e m ovin g fro n t seat h e a d re sts: Pull h e a d re sts up to th e stop . D e p re ss release b u tto n (2) to be fe lt u n d e r th e b a c k re s t co ve rin g m aterial b e lo w the LH h e a d re st p o s t and pull »...
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Seats • P ress latch plate (1) in to b u c k le (2) O p e ra tio n : Lap b e lt in th e rear: and allow to engage audibly. The seat b e lt inertia reel s to p s the To fasten th e lap belt, pull b e lt end •...
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Seats > 9044 9747 B efo re fo ld in g d o w n th e rear seat R eplace dam aged sea t b e lts Push sw itc h to p o s itio n 1 = c o n tin b a ckre st, slip b e lt w e b b in g in to b e lt im m e dia te ly.
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Seats < gggaHHHMI i®l#S®9050 9748 R ear S eat Bench Push b u tto n (1), slip y o u r fin g e rs in to F u rth e r e n la rg e m e n t o f th e carg o re c e s s (2) and p o s itio n seat cu sh io n spa ce: For the e n la rgem e nt o f th e carg o...
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S eats W hen in sta llin g the seat c u s h io n , be su re b o th h ing es are en ga ge d. In ad d itio n , w h en tra n s p o rtin g e x tre m e ly long item s, push fo rw a rd fro n t p a sse n g e r seat, rem ove he ad...
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Controls N o te : W ipe r, w in d s h ie ld w a she rs, headlam p Do n o t rem ove key fro m s te e rin g fla sh e r, e le c tric lighte r, glove c o m lo ck w h ile th e veh icle is in m otio n p a rtm e n t lam p, radio, e le c tric seat heater, e le c tric a lly a d ju sta b le e x te rio r...
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Controls > Lighting Switch S tan din g lam ps, rig h t N o te : S tan din g lam ps, le ft W ith th e s te e rin g lo c k key rem oved O ff-p o s itio n and the d riv e r’s d o o r o p e n a w arning A Turn to p o s itio n 2 and pull o u t to...
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Controls C o n tro l fo r w in d sh ie ld w a she r system W hen th e w a sh e r s y ste m is s w itc h e d on, th e w ip e rs also op era te .
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Controls th e acce le ra to r. Speed is set by b rie fly pu shing th e s w itc h to p o s itio n “ 1 ” o r “ 2 ” , and the a c c e le ra to r can be released.
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Controls Resum e Im p o rta n t: P o sitio n “ R e sum e” sh o u ld be e n If th e lever is b rie fly pu sh e d to gage d o n ly if th e d rive r is fu lly aware O nly use th e cru ise c o n tro l if the p o sitio n “...
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A u to m atic C lim ate Control F o r c o rre c t o p e ra tio n o f the a u to m a tic clim ate c o n tro l syste m , the m ova ble n o zzle s (1) and (2) sho uld all be open.
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A u to m atic C lim ate Control Tem p eratu re S election (° C) B low er S ettin g The in te rio r te m p e ra tu re can be a d ju s te d by O S e le c tio n fo r b lo w e r s e ttin g s can be m ade as fo llo w s : tu rn in g the te m p e ra tu re s e le c to r w h ee l.
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A u to m atic C lim ate Control EC (EC O N O M Y) = E co n o m ica l s e ttin g ; th e air c o n d itio n in g c o m p re s s o r stays off. In any o th e r s e ttin g s , th e air c o n d itio n in g c o m p re s s o r c o m e s on w ith a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s above + 2 °...
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A u to m atic C lim ate Control M ulti-Leve l T his s e ttin g is n e ce ssa ry fo r cle a rin g a fo g g e d w in d s h ie ld . A s s o o n as p o ssib le , re se t to | In th e heating m ode, air w ill be c h a n n e le d to the w in d s h ie ld , the leg ro o m and to th e m ovable n o zzle s (2);...
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A u to m atic C lim ate Control D e fro s tin g In d e p e n d e n t o f the p o s itio n o f th e te m p e ra tu re s e le c to r w h ee l and the b lo w e r sp e e d s e ttin g , m axim um heated air w ill be c ha nn ele d to th e w in d s h ie ld and th e m ovable n o zzle s (2), fo r side w in d o w d e fro s tin g .
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Various Equipm ent 9266 9751 F ro n t p a s s e n g e r sid e: Inside R ear V iew M irror Exterior Mirrors T urn key in s te e rin g lo c k to p o s itio n The m irro r can be tilte d to the D rive r’s side: “...
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Various Equipm ent » H eated R ear W indow Illu m ina ted sun v is o rs: Sun Visors S w ing d o w n sun viso r. The illum ina W ith e n gine run ning, p re ss to p of T o p ro te c t against g larin g s u n lig h t tio n is s w itc h e d on w h e n th e c o v e r is ro c k e r sw itc h to tu rn on, b o tto m to...
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Various Equipm ent 9749 Rear p a sse n g e r c o m p a rtm e n t lam p: M anual Sliding Roof Interior Lamps Push b u tto n (1) to sw itc h lam p on, To release, sw ing d o w n lo c kin g lever The sw itc h fo r the fro n t lam p has push on ce m ore to s w itc h off.
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Various Equipm ent 9764 Electric Lighter Electric W indow Lifters the n be o p e ra te d using th e s w itch e s in th e c e n te r co n s o le . The rear d o o r Key in ste e rin g lo c k p o s itio n S w itch g ro u p fo r w in d o w lifte rs : w in d o w s can also be o p e ra te d using...
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Various Equipm ent R e tra c ta b le p artition net P a sse n g e r p ro te c tio n : and Luggage Cover (o ption al) Pull o u t u p p e r sp rin g b lin d (safety net) and e n ga ge in to e ye le ts on the The tw in -re e l lu gg age c o v e r is ro o f.
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Radio O n -O ff/V o lu m e C o n tro l Tone C o n tro l Push b u tto n s fo r band se le c tio n and tu n in g of p re s e t s ta tio n s M anual tu n in g c o n tro l W ave band in d ic a to r C a sse tte release...
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Radio O n -O ff/V o lu m e FM R e cep tion Y o u r radio is fitte d w ith a co n tin u o u s ly o p e ra tin g S te re o D e co d e r w h ich Turn kno b (1) c lo c k w is e to s w itch FM signals travel in a “...
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Radio • if th e antenna s w itc h is en ga ge d in To m anually e je c t th e c a s s e tte , push th e “ m ax.” p o s itio n , th e antenna release bar (6).
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Radio C a sse tte e je c t b u tto n [ ^ ^ 3 C a s se tte d o o r U To tu rn th e rad io on o r off, the ig n itio n s w itc h m u s t be in po sitio n “...
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Radio A n a d ditiona l fa d e r c o n tro l, installed To tune to a statio n sw eep, on ly th e m o st p o w e rfu l s ta in the c e n te r co n so le o f th e car, tio n s rece ive d w ill be se le c te d and S ta tio n s can be tu n e d in by using...
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Radio Direct frequency dialing U n le ss th e a u to m a tic sta tio n s e e ke r b a r ^ f f i J B H is a ctiva te d w ith in In o rd e r to s e le c t a s ta tio n w ith a kn o w n fre q u e n cy , s e le c t th e w ave band, pre ss 8 s e c o n d s a fte r p re s sin g th e fu n c tio n the fu n c tio n b u tto n □...
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Radio T ap e C a s s e tte playback A c c o rd in g ly , fo r fa s t fo rw a rd tra n s S h o w ing th e “ o ld ” s e ttin g firs t allow s p o rt o f th e tape, p re ss th e fa s t fo r re c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e d e cis io n to It is re c o m m e n d e d to use only g o o d...
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Radio N ote: A c o lo n sign w ill a p pe ar b e tw e e n S e ttin g th e tim er 0 7 : 3 0 the s e co n d and th ird d ig its I T his is a 24 h o u r c lo c k and tim e m ust P re ss b u tto n O and key the de sire d...
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Hood » To op en : Pull g rip (2) o u t o f th e ra d ia to r grille W arning : as fa r as th e s to p and lift up h o o d Pull lever (1) un d e r th e LH side o f the S tay c le a r o f m oving p a rts w h en h o od (w in d sh ie ld w ip e r arm s m u s t n o t be...
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Have th e follow ing item s ch ecked regularly and prior to any long trip Fuel Supply F or w in te r and su m m e r o p e ra tio n diesel fu e ls re fe r to “ F uels, C o ola nts, L u bricants, e tc.
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S tartin g and Turning off th e Engine Parking Brake A m b ie n t T e m p e ra tu re e xc e e d in g 0° C / + 32 0 F: T urn key in s te e rin g lo ck c lo c k w is e to th e s to p .
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S tartin g and Turning off the Engine H ot Engine W ith very high c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re s en gine has sta rte d . Do n o t spe ed up (e.g.
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Starting and Shifting G ears W arm up th e en gine sm o o th ly. Do not H int place full load on th e e n gine until the W hen pa rkin g th e v e h ic le o r if w o rk in g o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been on th e veh icle w ith th e engine reached.
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S tartin g and Shifting G ears Do n o t en gage “ N ” w h en d rivin g m o u n ta in o u s re g io n s, fo r driving S e le cto r lever p o s itio n s e x c e p t w hen the v e h ic le is in un d e r severe o p e ra tin g c o n d i...
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Starting and Shifting G ears Safe Driving P ow er assista nce : M aneuvering p o s itio n s “ S ” o r " L ” early en o u g h to m aintain engine RPM s w ith in be st To m aneuver in re s tric te d area, e.g.
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Safe Driving A quaplaning: q u ic k ly p ro d u c e d on th e ice w h ich W hen d rivin g in heavy rain fo r som e s u b s ta n tia lly re d u c e s th e g rip o f the tim e w ith o u t ap plying th e brakes, the D e pending on the d e p th o f th e w a te r tire s .
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S afe Driving V -b e lt m ay have been to rn o ff w h ich If th e pa rkin g bra ke is released and Brake Fluid m ake s th e w a te r pu m p also in o p e ra th e bra ke w a rn in g lam p in the D u ring the c o u rse o f th e o p e ra tio n of tive.
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The First 1500 km /1 00 0 M iles Safe Driving Emission Control Engine Oil Consum ption The m ore ca u tio u s ly y o u tre a t y o u r e n gine d u rin g th e b re a k-in p e rio d, the C ertain syste m s o f th e e n gine serve Engine oil c o n s u m p tio n can on ly be m ore s a tis fie d you w ill be w ith its...
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S pecial O peratin g Conditions te ry e n s u re s th a t th e e n gine can w h e e ls are lo c k e d fo r no m ore than W in ter Driving always be sta rte d , even at lo w fra c tio n s o f a se c o n d as o th e rw is e the...
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S p ecial O perating Conditions Tire Chains High A ltitu d e C o rrectio n Device Traveling Abroad Tire cha in s can only be used on the The e n gine is e q u ip p e d w ith an A b ro a d , to o , th e re is a w id e ly-s p re a d driving w heels.
M ER C ED ES -B EN Z M ain ten an ce System S evere O perating Conditions 30 000 m iles and M B individual Like any o th e r m echanical eq u ip m e n t, th e veh icle re q u ire s care and m a in te ...
M ER C ED ES-B EN Z M ain ten an ce System S p are Parts Service Engine Oil C hange and Filter A u to m atic Transm ission — A ll M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service s ta Change Fluid and F ilter C hange tio n s m aintain a s to c k of original...
Cleaning and Care of th e Vehicle In op e ra tio n , yo u r ve h icle is s u b je c te d Y o u s h o u ld c h e c k o ve r y o u r veh icle c o n tro l linkage b u s h in g s have to be to a gre at am o u n t o f varying external fro m tim e to tim e fo r s to n e ch ip p in g...
C leaning and C are of the Vehicle C ar W ashing W indow Cleaning as a w a shin g so lu tio n . W ipe w ith a c lo th m o iste n e d in lu kew a rm solutio n. Do n o t w ash the car in th e sun.
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Cleaning and C are of th e Vehicle O rnam ental M oldings Paintwork Light Alloy W heels (C h ro m e-P lated , Alum inium ) Do not apply w ax if y o u r car is pa rked If p o ssib le , clean w h ee ls on ce a w e ek F or regular cleaning and care o f very in the sun o r if the h o od is still hot.
Practical Hints To rem ove rear ash tray: Ash trays Push the ash tra y d o w n w h ile op e n in g To rem ove fro n t ash tray: and rem ove. Pull ash tray o u t as fa r as p o ssib le. To install ash tray: Push do w n the sp rin g (1) in the c e n te r and rem ove ash tray.
Practical Hints Bleeding the Fuel System N o te : Turning off Engine M anually D iseng ag e p rim e r p u m p handle p rio r A com p le te ly bled fu e l sy s te m is If the en gine c o n tin u e s o p e ra tin g in to o p e ra tin g it (tu rn c o u n te rc lo c k ...
P ractical Hints Jack, V ehicle Tools, First Aid Kit N o te : S pare W heel The ja c k is d e sig n e d e xclu sive ly fo r Jack, veh icle to o ls and firs t aid kit are The spare w h ee l is lo ca te d in the ja c k in g up th e veh icle at th e ja ck sto w e d in th e ca rg o spa ce on th e RH...
W heels Tires Changing W heels N ote: Clean ja ck s u p p o rtin g tu b e , if Changing W heels necessary. (Jack tu b e s are be hind It m u s t be e n s u re d th a t lig h t alloy D e pre ss pa rkin g bra ke pedal.
W heels Tires Changing W heels Lo w e r car and rem o ve jack. as w ell as fo r th e varying o p e ra tin g A m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re = approx. T ighten th e five b o lts evenly by c o n d itio n s .
Checking Fuels C o o la n ts Lubricants etc. Engine Oil Level Check The veh icle s h o u ld be W ipe d ip s tic k b e fo re any oil level pa rked on level g ro u n d and m ea sure m ent.
Checking Fuels C o o lants Lubricants etc. Checking C oolant Level Replenishing C oolant en gine to co o l d o w n b e fo re rem oving cap. The co o la n t re s e rv o ir c o n ta in s The co o la n t level can be c h e c k e d If a sm all a m o u n t o f c o o la n t has to be h o t w a te r and is u n d e r pre ssure .
C hecking Fuels C o o la n ts Lubricants etc. C h e c k tra n s m is s io n flu id level w ith The m axim um and m in im um oil level th e en gine idling, pa rkin g brake m arks on th e d ip s tic k are ap plicab le re fe re n c e s only if th e tra n s m is s io n...
C hecking Fuels C oo la n ts Lubricants etc. Reservoirs for W indow The re s e rv o ir fo r th e rear w in d o w R e p le n ish in g re s e rv o ir: Washing System s w a sh in g sy s te m is lo ca te d b e h in d the R e ple nish w ith a s u ita b le w in d s h ie ld...
Electrical System :8880 Fog lam p (H 3) H eadlam p A im ing Replacing Bulbs Turn signal, pa rkin g, sid e m arker C o rre c t headlam p aim ing is o f para To rem ove, push th e b u lb in and tu rn and stan din g lam p m o u n t im p o rta n c e to th e ro a d w o rth i...
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E lectrical System 8 8 8 2 I8 8 83 S ecu rin g s c re w s fo r sea le d-be am pull out. D e pre ss bu lb , tu rn to unit retaining ring. Lo ose n se the le ft and ta ke ou t.
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Electrical System In terio r Lamps License P late Lamps (10 W fe s to o n lam p) (5 W fe s to o n lam p) T o rep la ce th e bulb, lift o ff fro n t lam p L o o se n b o th th e s e c u rin g s c re w s (1) a t RH side, pull it o u t and open and ta ke o u t lamp.
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E lectrical System Sun V isor Lamp G love C o m p artm en t Lamp (5 W fe s to o n lam p) (5 W fe s to o n lam p) T o rep la ce a bu lb , p ry o ff th e c o v e r by T o re p la ce th e bu lb , pull o u t lamp.
Electrical System F uses m u s t be rep la ced, n o t rep aire d The b a tte ry is fille d to the m axim um o r brid g e d . level w hen th e w a te r level in th e cell fillin g ch a m b e r s to p s g o in g dow n.
T o w -sta rtin g and Towing th e V ehicle To cra n k th e engine, s h ift s e le c to r Tow ing eyes are s itu a te d unde rnea th Tow ing a Vehicle le ver to “...
Unlocking of the Filler Flap Jump Starting In s tru c tio n s : If th e b a tte ry is d isch a rg e d th e engine can be sta rte d w ith ju m p e r cables A d isch a rg e d b a tte ry can fre e ze at (m in im um cable c ro s s s e c tio n is ap p ro x.
Identificatio n Plates W hen o rd e rin g spare pa rts, please qu o te c h a ssis and en gine num bers. Inform a tion Tag C alifornia version V acuum line ro u tin g fo r e m ission c o n tro l system C hassis No.
Technical Data Transm ission Type 300 TD -TU R BO DIESEL (123 193)1 A u to m a tic fo u r-s p e e d D e s ig n ... to rq u e -c o n v e rte r tra n sm is sio n Engine Engine t y p e ........
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Technical D ata Electrical System M ain Dim ensions A lte rn a to r 14 V / 55 A O verall veh icle le n g th ....4848 m m /190.9 in S ta rte r m o to r 12 V / 2.3 kW O verall veh icle w i d t h ....
Fuels C oolants Lubricants etc. C a pa citie s V eh icle c o m p o n e n ts and th e ir re- T h e re fo re use only b ra n d s te s te d and E nquire at y o u r M ER C E D E S -B E N Z sp e ctive lu b ric a n ts m u st m atch.
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Fuels C o o la n ts Lubricants etc. C ap acities C apacity Fuels, c o o la n ts , lu b ric a n ts , etc. Level c o n tro l 3.5 1/3.7 US q t H yd rau lic oil A c c e le ra to r c o n tro l linkage H yd rau lic flu id...
Fuels Coolants Lubricants etc. Brake Fluid th e fa c to ry . This oil is s pe cia lly Engine Oils de v e lo p e d fo r the s p e c ific o p e ra tin g B rake flu id s ho uld be c ha ng ed on ce a Engine oils are spe cifica lly te s te d fo r c o n d itio n s d u rin g th e firs t...
Fuels Coolants Lubricants etc. Diesel Fuels E ngine p o w e r may d ro p a c c o rd in g to tio s sho w n re fe r to th e to ta l m ixture. th e p ro p o rtio n o f k ero sen e.
Fuels Coolants Lubricants etc. c o o lin g w a te r to e n s u re p ro p e r C oolants W hile th e re may be a n u m b e r o f p ro te c tio n against c o rro s io n .
Service Literature C u s to m e rs w h o are in te re s te d in o rd e rin g service lite ra tu re fo r th e ir v eh icle s are ad vise d to c o n ta c t o u r s u b s id ia rie s in the U.S. o r Canada at th e fo llo w in g a d d re sse s, re sp e ctive ly fo r U .S .A .: M e rc e d e s -B e n z o f N.A.
C onsum er Inform ation W arning : The tra c tio n gra de assign ed Uniform Tire Q uality G rading This has been pre p a re d as re q u ire d o f to th is tire is based on bra kin g all m a n u fa ctu re rs o f p a s s e n g e r cars R elevant tire gra de in fo rm a tio n on tire (straig htah ea d) tra c tio n te s ts and...
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C onsum er Inform ation Vehicle Stopping Distance This fig u re bra kin g p e rfo rm a n c e th a t can be m et o r e x c e e d e d by th e v e h icle s to w h ic h it ap plies, u n d e r d iffe re n t c o n d itio n s o f loading and w ith partial fa ilu re s o f th e b ra k in g syste m .
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Printed In Germany W e r e s e r v e t h e r ig h t t o m o d ify t h e t e c h n ic a l d e ta ils o f t h e v e h ic le a s g iv e n in th e d a ta a n d illu s tr a tio n s o f th is O w n e r 's M a n u a l ( s .e .e .o .) .
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The last page W hat you should know at the gas statio n • Fuel: D iesel fu e ls a cc, to ASTM D 975, g ra d e s 1 and 2 as w ell as W -F -8 0 0 a gra de s 1 and 2. Fuel tan k ca p a c ity a p p ro x .
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D a im le r-B e n z AG S tu ttg a rt-U n te rtu e rk h e im Z e n tra lk u n d e n d ie n s t B e s te ll-N r. 6550 54Q6 13 U S A -A u sg a b e B 1983...
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