Mercedes-Benz 300 SD-Turbo Diesel 1985 User manual

Owner's Manual
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Drive Sensibly — Save Fuel
Fuel consumption depends to a great
extent on driving abits and operating
conditions.
In order to save fuel you s ould:
• ensure t at tire pressures are
correct
• not carry unnecessary loads
• remove ski racks or roof-mounted
luggage racks w en not in use
• not warm up your engine at idle
and wit t e ve icle at standstill
• avoid frequent acceleration and
deceleration
• ave all t e maintenance jobs
specified by us carried out at
regular intervals by an aut orized
MERCEDES-BENZ dealer.
Driving in low temperature weat er, in
stop-and-go city traffic and on s ort
ops, and in illy country as well,
increases fuel consumption.

Owner's Manual
300 SD-
HJRBO DIESEL
C assis 126 D
1985
Mercedes-Benz
®

O u r company and staff wis you many ours of
enjoyment wit your new ve icle.
You ave placed a lot of trust in our company name by
purc asing a MERCEDES, from w ic you may expect t at
it will give you long service wit a minimum of trouble, and
is easy to operate.
We ave just one request to make, oping t at it will benefit
you as well:
Please do not put t is manual aside wit out first carefully
reading it.
You may notice t at it contains many important recommen
dations t at s ould make t e operation of your MERCEDES
easier and even increase your pleasure driving it.
We wis you many miles of motoring pleasure.
Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellsc aft
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Contents
Special equipment is also described
in this manual, including operating
instructions wherever necessary.
Since there are special-order items,
the descriptions and illustrations
herein may vary slightly from the
actual equipment of your vehicle.
If there are any equipment details that
are not shown or described in this
Owners Manual, your MERCEDES-
BENZ dealer will be glad to inform you
of correct care and operating proce
dures.
Vehicle Operation
Instruments and Controls ......... 10
Instrument Cluster ...................... 12
Keys, Doors ................................... 14
Master Key and
Supplementary K e y ................. 14
Flat Key ..................................... 14
Obtaining Replacement
Keys ........................................... 14
Opening, Locking and
Unlocking of Doors ................. 15
Central Locking System ......... 16
Anti-T eft Alarm System .... 17
Seats .............................................. 18
Adjusting Power Seats, Front 18
Ort opedic Seat Backrest ... 19
Arm Rest (Front Seats) ......... 20
Arm Rest (Rear Seat) ............. 20
Safety Flead Restraints, Rear . 21
Seat Fleater .............................. 21
Supplemental Restraint System 22
Seat Belts and Emergency
Tensioning Retractor ............. 22
Driver Airbag ............................ 25
C ontrols ......................................... 27
Steering Lock .......................... 27
Lig ting Switc ........................ 28
Combination Switc ............... 29
Cruise C ontrol .......................... 30
Automatic Climate C ontrol 31
Various Equipment ...................... 36
Exterior M irrors ........................ 36
Inside Rear View Mirror ......... 36
Sun Visors ................................ 37
Sliding R o o f .............................. 37
Interior Lam ps .......................... 38
Heated Rear Window ............. 38
Lig ter ....................................... 39
S elf below Rear Window ... 39
Power Windows ...................... 39
Radio ............................................. 40
T e last page
W at you s ould know at t e gas
station
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Contents
Driving Ve icle Care Practical Hints
Hood .............................................
48 MERCEDES-BENZ Maintenance Safety Head Restraints
...............
Regular Inspections ...................
49 S ystem
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62 As trays
.......................................
Parking Brake ..............................
50 Spare Parts Service ...................
63 Rear Seat Cus ion
......................
Starting and Turning Cleaning and Care of t e Bleeding t e Fuel System
........
off t e Engine ..............................
50 Ve icle
...........................................
63 Turning off Engine Manually
Starting and S ifting Gears 52 Jobs related to C a re
...............
64 First Aid Kit ..................................
Safe Driving ..................................
54 Luggage or Ski Racks ...............
ABS-Brake System Spare W eel, Jack,
(Anti-Lock Brake System) ... 56 Ve icle Tool Kit
............................
Brake Pad Wear Indicator W eels, Tires, C anging W eels
Lamp .........................................
57 W eels, T ire s
............................
Brake Fluid ..............................
57 C anging W eels
...................
C arge Indicator Lamp ...........
57 Tire Inflation Pressure
...........
Fuel Reserve Warning Lamp . 57
Outside Temperature
Indicator .....................................
5/
Oil Pressure Gauge ...............
57
Coolant Temperature Gauge . 58
Engine Oil Consumption 58
Emission Control ...................
58
T e First 1500 km/1000 Miles . . 58
Special Operating Conditions .. 59
Winter Driving .......................... 59
Hints for Driving .....................
59
Hig Altitude Correction
Device .......................................
60
Tire C ains ..............................
60
Traveling Abroad
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C ecking Fuels, Coolants,
Lubricants, etc .........................
Engine Oil Level C eck
C ecking Coolant Level ..
Adding Coolant .................
Automatic Transmission
Fluid Level ..........................
Electrical System .................
Headlamp Adjustment ...
Replacing Bulbs ...............
Fuses ..................................
Batterie ..............................
Winds ield Wipers ...............
Emergency Operation of
Sliding Roof ............................
Unlocking t e Fuel Filler Flap
Jump Starting ........................
Tow-starting and Towing
t e Ve icle ..............................
echnical Data, Fuels, Coolants,
Lubricants, etc.
Identification Plates ...................
Ve icle Data Cards ......................
Warranty Coverage ......................
Tec nical D ata ..............................
Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, etc.
Capacities ................................
Engine Oils ..............................
Brake Fluid ..............................
Diesel F uels ..............................
Coolants ...................................
Service Literature ........................
Consumer Information ...............
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Vehicle Operation ^
Driving ^
Vehicle Care ^
Practical Hints ►
echnical Data, Fuels, k
Coolants, Lubricants, etc.
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