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S pecial O peratin g Conditions
W in ter Driving
Have y o u r car w in te riz e d in a
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service s ta tio n
b e fo re the o n s e t o f w in te r.
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E ngine oil cha ng e: If no " all-year
ro u n d " en gine oil is used, fill w ith
re c o m m e n d e d w in te r oil. For v is
c o s ity and capacity, re fe r to
" Fuels, C o ola nts, L u b ric a n ts, etc.
and last p a g e ".
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F or d iese l fuels, re fe r to page 91
and last page.
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A n tifre e ze in th e c o o la n t: C h eck
an tifre eze p ro te c tio n pe rio dica lly.
For ca p a c ity re fe r to "F u e ls ,
C o ola nts, L u b rica n ts, e tc ." .
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A d d itiv e in th e w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r
s yste m s: A d d w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r
so lve n t to th e w a te r in the
w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r system .
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Test b a tte ry: B a tte ry ca p a city
d ro p s w ith d e cre a sin g am b ie nt
te m p e ra tu re . A w ell c h a rg e d b a t
te ry e n s u re s th a t th e e n gine can
always be sta rte d , even at lo w
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s .
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T ires: W e re c o m m e n d M + S radial
tire s on all w h e e ls fo r th e w in te r
season. O bse rve p e rm is s ib le m ax
im um sp e e d fo r M + S radial tire s
and th e legal sp e e d lim it.
Hints for Driving
The m o s t im p o rta n t rule fo r slip p e ry
o r icy roa ds is to drive s e n s ib ly and to
avoid a b ru p t a c c e le ra tio n , bra kin g
and ste e rin g actio n. D o n o t use the
cru is e c o n tro l system u n d e r such
c o n d itio n s .
W hen th e veh icle is in d a n g e r o f
s kid d in g , m ove s e le c to r lever to
p o s itio n " N " . Try to kee p th e veh icle
un d e r c o n tro l by m eans o f c o rre c tiv e
s te e rin g action.
P rovide d th e tra ffic c o n d itio n s will
allow , only brake in a w ay th a t the
w h e e ls are lo c k e d fo r no m ore than
fra c tio n s o f a se c o n d as o th e rw is e the
s te e ra b ility o f the veh icle is lost.
Road s a lts and ch e m ic a ls can
ad verse ly a ffe c t b ra kin g efficie ncy.
Increa sed pedal fo rc e m ay be com e
n e ce ssa ry to p ro d u c e the norm al
bra ke e ffe c t. W e th e re fo re re c o m
m en d d e p re s s in g th e b ra ke pedal
re p e a te d ly w h en travellin g on salt-
s tre w n roa ds at length. This can bring
road salt im paired b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y
b a c k to norm al. A p re re q u is ite is,
ho w e ver, th a t th is is p o s s ib le w ith o u t
e n d a n g e rin g o th e r d riv e rs on the
road.
If the veh icle is p a rked a fte r being
d rive n on salt tre a te d roa ds, the
b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y s h o u ld be te s te d as
s o o n as p o s s ib le a fte r d riv in g is
re su m e d w h ile ad h e rin g to th e safe ty
re q u ire m e n ts .
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