Spri
nter dealer corre ctthe setti ng.Areset
should onlybeperform edonc ethe
corr espondin gmaint enanc eservic ehas
been carried out.Resett ingthe ASSYST
servic einterval display without performing
the corr espondin gmaint enanc eservic e
may result inengin edamage and/or
damage toother vehicle partsthatarenot
cover edbythe New Vehicle Limited
Warrant y. Tir
er ota tion
Your vehicle's tiresareacritical component
to overa llvehicl eperforma nceand stabi lity.
The usefullife oftires willvary and is
pro portional totiret ype ,speed rating,
ambient condition s,tire loads, tireinflat ion
pressure, roadsurfaces ,and individual
drivin gstyle. Wether efore recom mend
regularly checkingthe tires forwear and
corr ecttire pressure, and-ift he tire
con figuration allows-that the tires are
rotated regularly .
Tires canonly berotated onvehicles withthe
same tiresize onthe front andrear axles.
If your vehicle's tireconfiguration allowsfor
tire rotation, tirerotation shouldbe
performed inaccordance withthe
recommen dedintervals, orsooner atthe first
signs ofirregular (uneven) treadwear. Tire
rotation recommen dationswilllikely
necessitat eatirerotation atleast atevery
maintenanc eservice.
Single tiresatrear If
your vehicle isequipp edwith tires ofthe
same size,tires canberotated byfollowing a
front -to-rear rotation patternthatwill
maintain theinten dedrotation (spinning)
direction ofthe tire (onunidirectional tires,an
arrow onthe sidewa llindicates theinten ded
rotation orspinning direction ofthe tire). Dual
tires atthe rear If
your vehicle isequipp edwith tires ofthe
same size,thetires onthe front axlecanbe
rotated withtheinner tiresonthe rear axle in
pairs sothat theinten dedrotation (spinning)
direction ofthe tires remains thesame. Ifthe
tread pattern onthe tires isnot unidirectional,
the outer tiresonthe rear axle canberotated
from oneside tothe other. Diagram
showingtirerotation forsingle anddual
tires
This Maintenanc eBooklet contains a
practical tirerotation confirmationpage,
which youcan usetorecord thedate and
mileage forevery tirerotation (Ypage 5). Arduous
operating conditions
The maintenanc eintervals havebeen
determined sothat under normal operating
condition sthe vehicle shouldoperate
properly between maintenanc eservices .
Arduous operatingconditions mayrequire
that thefollowing partsbereplaced atshort er
int ervals:
R INTER IORFILTERS
(Ex amples: dustfilter, recirculating air
filter, activated charc oalfilter or
combin ationfilter) aretobe replaced as
indicat edbythe maint enanc ecomput er.
Under severe dustconditions ,orift he
climate control isoperated frequentlyin air
recirc ulation mode,thefilters should be Introd
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aced more frequently thanindica tedby
the maintenance computer.
R COO LANT
The coola nt(wa ter/anticorrosi on/
antifreeze mixture)shouldbe repl aced at
the speci fiedmaintenance intervals.
The coola ntmay need tobe repl aced more
frequ ently ifit is not maintai nedcorrectly
and/or anticorrosi on/antifreeze products
other thanthose approved foryou rvehicle
are being used.Youcanfind coolant
inst ruct ions under the"Coolant" sectionof
the vehicle Operator 'sManual. Contactan
auth orizedSpr inter De aler foralist of
ant icorrosio n/ant ifreez eproduct sthata re
appro vedforyour vehicle. Wea
ritem s
The main tenan cecomput errec omm ends the
ins pec tiono fcertain wearparts, however, it
cann otjudge thecondition ofthese wear
parts. Onlyqualified aftersalestechnician s
can determ ineifaw ear part should be
replaced. Appr
oved engine oilsand filter s
General informationabout engine oil En
gine oilsand oilfilters arespecially tested
for their suitability inour engin esand
durability forour servic einterva ls.T herefore,
only useapproved engineoilsand oilfilters
required forvehicles withamaint enanc e
co mput er.Con ventional petrole um-based
oils must notb eu sed forvehicles equipped
with theASSYST maintenanc ecomput er. The
following casesarenot cover edbythe
New Vehicle Limited Warranty:
R using engineoilsand oilfilters with
specific ationsotherthanthose express ly
required bythe maint enanc ecomputer.
R changing theengine oiland oilfilter at
longer change intervalsthan those
specified bythe mainten ancecomputer.
R using anyoiladditives.
We recomm endMOBIL OIL.
MB sheet numbers Use
thefollowing tabletodetermin ethe MB
sheet numbers. Refertothe Operator's
Manual todetermin ethe engine typeofyour
vehicle. Themodel andengine typecanbe
found inthe "Service products and
capacities" sectionofthe "Technical data"
chapter under"Engine oil". Engine
type MB
sheet number 642 228.
51,229. 51 i
MB sheet numbers areprinted onthe
outside ofthe oilcont ainer.
Viscosity gradesfor engine oils In
this table, select theoilviscosity according to
the lowest anticipated airtemperature beforethe
next oilchange. 6
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