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S afe Driving
If th e pa rkin g bra ke is released and
th e bra ke w a rn in g lam p in the
in s tru m e n t c lu s te r stays on, the
bra ke flu id level in th e re s e rv o ir is to o
low.
Brake pad w e ar o r a leak in the
system m ay be the rea son fo r lo ss o f
bra ke flu id in the rese rvoir.
Have the brake system in s p e c te d at a
M ER C E D ES -BEN Z serv ic e statio n
w ith o u t delay.
Install only brake pads re co m m e n d e d
by us. If o th e r than re c o m m e n d e d
brake pads are installed, th e bra kin g
p ro p e rtie s of the veh icle can be
a ffe cte d to an e x te n t th a t the safe ty is
s u b sta n tia lly im paired.
Brake Pad W ear Ind icato r Lamp
The brake pad w ear in d ic a to r lam p in
th e in s tru m e n t c lu s te r c o m e s on
w hen the key in the s te e rin g lo c k is
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tu rn e d to d riving p o s itio n "
m u s t go o u t w hen th e e n gine is
run ning. If the in d ic a to r lam p lig h ts up
d u rin g braking, th is s h o w s th a t the
fro n t w heel brake pads are w o rn
dow n.
Have brake system c h e c k e d in a
M ER C E D ES -B EN Z service s ta tio n as
s o o n as p o ssib le.
Brake Fluid
D u ring the c o u rse o f th e o p e ra tio n of
th e vehicle, the bo ilin g p o in t of the
brake flu id is c o n tin u o u s ly being
re d u ce d th ro u g h the a b s o rp tio n o f
m o is tu re fro m the a tm o s p h e re . U n de r
e x tre m e ly hard o p e ra tin g co n d itio n s ,
th is m o istu re c o n te n t can lead to the
fo rm a tio n o f v a p o r in th e syste m , th u s
re d u cin g th e s y s te m 's e fficie n cy. The
bra ke flu id m u st th e re fo re be re
place d annually, p re fe ra b ly in the
sp rin g . It is re c o m m e n d e d to use only
brake flu id a p pro ved by
M E R C ED ES-BEN Z.
Y o u r M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer w ill
p ro vid e you w ith ad d itio n a l in fo rm a
tion .
C harge Ind icato r Lamp
S hould th e cha rge in d ic a to r lam p fail
to co m e on p rio r to sta rtin g w h en the
" and it
ig n itio n key is in p o s itio n "
s ho uld it fail to go o u t a fte r sta rtin g o r
d u rin g o p e ra tio n , th is in d ica te s a fa u lt
w h ich m u s t be re p a ire d at a
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service s ta tio n as
so o n as po ssib le.
W hen th e ch a rg in g in d ic a to r lam p
g lo w s w h ile th e e n gine is run ning, th e
V -b e lt m ay have been to rn o ff w h ich
m ake s th e w a te r pu m p also in o p e ra
tive. This m ay cause ove rh e a tin g and
dam age to the engine. In th is case the
V -b e lt m u st be re n ew ed b e fore
d rivin g on.
Oil Pressure G auge
The oil p re s s u re may d ro p at idle
sp e e d to 0.3 b a r/4 .4 psi if th e engine
is at o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re . This w ill
n o t je o p a rd ize its o p e ra tio n a l re lia b il
ity. P ressu re m ust, ho w e ver, rise
im m e d ia te ly upon a cce le ra tio n .
The oil p re s s u re ga ug e w ill not
p ro v id e early w a rn in g o f lo w oil level.
T h e re fo re , c h e c k oil level at reg ular
in te rvals w ith th e d ip s tic k .
C o o lant T em p eratu re G au ge
Due to th e p re ssu riz e d co o lin g
system , th e co o la n t o n ly s ta rts bo ilin g
at a te m p e ra tu re o f ap p ro x. 125° C /
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" o r
257° F w ith an a n tifre e ze -b le n d e d
c o o la n t fill p ro te c tin g d o w n to
— 30° C / — 22° F (see also " Fuels,
C o o la n ts, L u b ric a 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 the
c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re m u st n o t rise
above th e red m arking.
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