2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ECO mode

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ingam obile phone
X One- telep hone mode:selec tCon necta s Con
necta s
New MainP hone New
MainP hone.
X Two- telep hone mode:selec tCon necta s Con
necta s
Add itionalP hone Add
itionalP hone when amobilephon eis
already connected.
X Aut
horization usingSecur eSimple Pair -
ing:
Ac odeisd isplayed inthem ultimedi asys-
tem andonthem obilephon e.
X Conf irmcodeonthe mobi lephon e.Dep end-
ing onthem obilephon eused, confirmt he
con nectiont ot he mult imedi asyst em and
for theP BAPa nd MA PBluet ooth®
prof iles.
The prom pttocon firmm aytak euptotwo
min utes tobe displayed (seethem anufac -
tur er'so per atin ginstruct ions).
X Ifth ec odes are differen t:selec tNo No
on the
mult imedi asyst em.
The proc essiscan cele d.
Repeat authorizatio n.
or X Aut
horization byente ringap asskey
(pa sscod e):enterany one-tos ixtee n-digit
num bersequen cewhic hyou have chosen
yourse lfint ot he passk eyinput menu.
X Pres s0054 tocon firm.
X En ter and confirmt hepassk eyon the
mobi lephon e.Dep endingonthem obile
phon eused, confirmt hecon nectiont ot he
mult imedi asyst em and fortheP BAPa nd
MA PBluet ooth®
prof iles. Theprom ptto
con firmm aytak euptotwo min utes tobe
displayed (seethem anufac turer'so per atin g
ins truct ions).
Sym bols inthed evice manager The
symbo lsare shown incolo rdepen dingon
th eir use. Sym
bol Expl
anation Mobile
phoneconnec ted tothe
mult imedi asyst em Main
telephon ewithfull rangeof
fun ction s Add
itional telephon efor inc om-
ing calls intwo telephon emode Med
iamod e
Gener alnotes If
you wish toplay extern almedia sources,the
appro priatemedia mode mustalready be
tur ned on.Further inform ationonm edia mode
(see theD igital Oper ator'sMan ual).
The follo wing extern almedia sourcescan be
used:
R App le®
devic es(e.g.iPhon e®
)
R US Bd evic es(e.g.US Bs tick ,M P3 player)
(Y page 225)
R CD
R DV D(COMA ND)
R SD cards
R Via devic escon nected byBluet ooth®
i In
for mat iononsingle CD/ DVDd riveo r
DV Dc han ger (see theD igital Oper ator's
Man ual).
Select ingusin gthe dev icelist Mult
imedi asyst em:
X Sele ctMed ia Med
ia007B Devices Dev
ices.
The available mediasourceswillbeshown .
The 003Bdot indicatesthec urren tsettin g.
X Sele ctthem edia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inser ting/rem ovinganSD card Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
SD cardsare small parts.They canbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
inc reas edrisk ofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Keep theS Dc ardo utofther eac hofchil-
dren .IfaS Dcardi ss wallowe d,seek medi-
cal attent ion imm ediat ely.
! If
th eS Dc ardi sn olon ger inuse, you
should takeito utand remove itfro mt he
veh icle.High tem perat urescandamage the
car d. 224
Oper
ating syst emMultim edia system

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataq ualified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
Aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sorincreased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating condition s:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating condition s,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataq ualified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents 246
CareMaintenance
andcare

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you installw hee lsand tires withincorr ect
dime nsion s,thes ervic eb rak eorwhee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsm aybe damag ed.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires witho nes
th at comply withthe spec ificationso fthe
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
WAR
NING
Af lat tire will severelyaff ectthe driv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthes teer ing and
brak ingofthev ehicle. Ther eisar isko fan
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notd riveo nw ithaf lattire.
R Chan gethef lat tire imm ediat elywitha n
eme rgencys par ew hee lors par ew hee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun-flat charac teris tics :
R Obs ervethe inform ation and warn ing
no teso nM OExten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are nota ppr ove dfor your
veh icleb yM erce des- Benzorare notb ein g
used correc tlyc an impa irth eo per ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingnon-ap prove d
acc essories, visitaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand ask about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dunder "Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 293). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dw hee l/tire combin ationsa tana uth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan be foun d:
R on theT irea nd Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide
(Y page 280)
R in thet irep ressur etablein thef uel filler flap
(Y page 133)
R in the" Tirep ressur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kthe tire pre ssur ewhen thev ehiclei s
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rtoat rip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingcharac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gtoo neside .This may indicat ethat
th ew hee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec ttha tat irei sd efec tive, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop thev ehiclea ssoona spos-
sible tocheckt he whee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag ecouldalso becaus ing
th eu nus ual han dlingcharac teris tics .Ify ou
fin dn osign sofdamag e,hav ethe tires and
whee lsch ecke da taq ualifiedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esuret hatthe
ti res donotg et def orm edbythec urbo rother
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notb ea voided, drive
ove robstac les suc hascurbs slow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag ethe
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
WAR
NING
Dam aged tires can caus etirei nflat ion pres-
sur eloss .Asar esult ,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eisar isko facciden t.
Chec kthe tires regularly forsign sofdam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. 268
Op
era tionWh eels andtire s

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eatleast
on ce am onth.C hec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealossoftirep ressur e.Pay
part icular attentio nt od amag esucha s:
R cut sint he tires
R punc tures inthet ires
R tears inthet ires
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationorsevere corrosio nonw heel s
Regular lych eck thet iret read dept hand the
co ndi tiono fthe tread across thew hole width
of all tires (Y page 269). Ifne ces sary, turnthe
fr on tw heel stof ull loc kino rder to ins pec tthe
inn erside ofthet ires urface.
All wheel smust have avalvec ap topro tect
th ev alvea gain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingo ntot he valv eother than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notu se any other valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tirep ressur emonito rin gs yst ems .
Regular lych eck thep ressur eofallth et ires
part icular lyprio rtol on gt rips. Adjus tthe tire
pre ssur easnecessary (Ypage 271).
Obse rvet he noteso nthe eme rgencys par e
wheel (Ypage 294).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon gother
th ing s,on thef ollowin gfactors:
R Dr ivin gstyle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiret read G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiret read, thet iret rac-
tio nd ecreas es.The tiret read isno longer
able todiss ipatewater.This increas esthe
ris ko fhydr oplan ingwhen ther oad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen thev ehicle 'sspee d
is no ta dapt edtother oad condi tions.T her e
is ar isko fana cciden t.
When thet irep ressur eist oo high ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thet iret read. Ther efore, regularly
ch eck thet iret read dept hand thec onditio n of
thet read acr oss thew hole widthofall
tir es.
Min imum tiret read dept hon:
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thet ires rep lace d
bef ore they reac hthe legally prescribe dmin-
imum tiret read dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ethe bar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedintot he tire
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are req uired by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedo nthe tire
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)has been
re ach ed. Ifth is isthec ase, thet irei ss ow orn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttires and wheels ofthes ame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun tadif-
fer ent type ormak eint he even tofaf lat
tir e. Obse rvet he "MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 254).
R On lymoun ttires ofthec orrec tsizeo ntot he
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode rates pee dsfor
th ef irst 60 miles (100km). The new tires
on lyreac htheirfull perf ormanceafter this
dist ance. Oper
ation
269Wheels andtires Z

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W -30
R 5W -30
R 5W -40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city SLC
300 18.5
USgal
(70 .0l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les 15.8
USgal
(60.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve SLC
300 Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith the wrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tind ama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqualified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusing premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .Yourv ehicl eisE 10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rv ehicl eusing E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dtoincrease dweara sw ella sd ama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewithother fuelscan leadtod am-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 300
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data

!
Never
refuelusing:
R Diesel
R Regu largasoli newith anoctane number
lower than91RON
R Gasol inewith more than10vol. %etha-
nol, e.g. E15, E20, E85,E100
R Gasol inewith more than3vol. %m etha-
nol, e.g. M15, M30
R Gasol inewith metalliferou sadditives
If you accidentally refuelwiththewrong
fuel:
R Do not switch theignition on
R Consult aqualified speciali stworkshop.
Do not mix such fuels withthefuel recommen-
ded foryour vehicle.
In accordance withEuropean standardEN
16942, youcan find thefollowi ngcompatibili ty
label sfor fuel:
R on the instruction labelonthe fuel filler flap
of your vehicle
R on the fuel pump orpump nozzlefor your
vehicle, throughout Europe 0043
For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5%b yvolume
0044 For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 %b yvolume
! Damage
tothe emission controlsystem
caused byfuel with excessive sulfurcontent
R Only usesulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent ≤
10 ppm ). i
In
some countries, theavail able gasoli ne
may notbesufficiently lowinsulfur. This
fuel cantemporarily produceunpleasa nt
odors, especial lyon short journeys. Assoon
as sulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent <10p pm)
is used forrefueling, theodors arereduced.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
E4 00 4MATIC: observetheinformation on
sulfur contentonthe instruction labelonthe
fuel filler flap.
All models: therecommended octanenumber
for your vehicle canbefound onthe instruc-
tion label onthe fuel filler flap.
E3 00, E350, E350 4MATIC: onlyrefuel
using super unleade dgasoli newith atleast
98 RON, ifyou wish toachieve maximum
engine output. Alternatively, youcan also
refuel usingpremium gradegasolinewith at
least 95RON.
All models: asatemporary measure,ifthe
recommended fuelisnot avail able, youmay
also useunleade dregula rgasoli newith at
least:
R E1 80, E250, E300 e:93 RON
R All other models: 91RON
Additives ingasolin e
! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More Service
productsand fillingcapacities
301Technicaldat a Z

inf
ormat ionabout recomme ndedadditiv es
can beobtain edfroma nyauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
Merc edes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse
bran dedfuels thathave additiv es.
The fuel quality available insome countries
may notbesuffic ient.Residue couldbuildup
in the fuel inject ion syst emasaresult .Ins uch
cases ,and incon sultat ionwith anauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er,the fuel may bemix ed
with theclean ingadditiv erecomme ndedby
Merc edes- Benz.You must observethe notes
and mixing ratio sspec ified onthe contain er. Engine
oil
Gener alnotes !
Do
not use engin eoilor an oilfilter with
spec ificat ionsdeviat ingfromt hose
expr essly require dfor the presc ribed service
int ervals .Don otchan gethe engin eoilor oil
filt er inorder toset replac ementint ervals
long erthan thosepresc ribed. Thiscould
oth erwise causedamage tothe engin eor
exhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
Follow theinstruct ions onthe serv iceinter-
val display forchan gingtheengin eoil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engin eorexhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
When handlin gengin eoil,obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The engin eoilsare matc hedtothe perf orm-
anc eofM ercedes- Benzengin esand service
int ervals .You should therefo reonly useengin e
oils and oilfilters that areapprov edfor vehi-
cles with maint enancesyst ems.
For alist ofapprov edengin eoilsand oilfilters,
con sult anauthor izedMerc edes- BenzCent er. Or
visit thewebsit e
htt p:/ /bev o.mercedes- benz.com .
The table shows whichengineoilshave been
approv edfor your vehic le. Model MB
-Freigabe or
MB -App roval All
mod els 229
.5 i
MB
approv alisindic ated onthe oilcon -
tain ers.
Filling capacities The
followin gvalues refertoa no ilchan ge
inc luding theoilfilter. Model Capa
city SLC
300 6.
7U Sqt(6.3l ) Mer
cedes-AM G
SLC 43 6.
9U Sqt(6.5l ) Add
itives !
Do
not use anyadditiv esinthe engin eoil.
This could damage theengin e. Br
ake fluid G
WARN
ING
The brak efluid constan tlyabsorbs moisture
fro mt heair. This lowers theboiling pointof
the brak efluid. Ifthe boiling pointofthe
brak efluid istoo low, vapor pocketsmay
for mi nthe brak esyst em when thebrak es
are applied hard.Thiswould impair braking
effic iency.There isar isk ofan acc ident .
You should havethebrak efluid renewed at
the spec ified intervals .
When handlin gbrak efluid, obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The brak efluid chan geintervals canbefoun d
in the Maint enanceBook let.
Only usebrak efluid approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zina ccordan cewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval331.0. 302
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnica ldata

Information
aboutappro vedbrake fluidcan be
obtained atany qualifiedspecia listworkshop
or on the Internet at
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i Have
thebrake fluidregul arly repla cedata
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet. Coo
lant
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If antifreeze comesintocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisar isk offire and injury.
Let the engine cooldown before youadd
antifreeze. Makesurethatantifreeze isnot
spil led next tothe fillerneck. Thorou ghly
clean theantifreeze fromcomponents
before starting theengine.
! Only
addcoolant thathasbeen premixed
with thedesire dantifreeze protection. You
could otherwise damagethe engine.
You canfind additional notes onthe coolant
in the follow ingplaces:
R in the Mercedes-Benz Specificationsfor
Service Products,MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
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- on the Mercedes-Benz BeVoapp
R aq ualifie dspecia lizedworkshop
! Alway
suseasuita blecoolant mixture,
even incountries wherehightemperature s
prevai l.
Otherwise ,the engine cooling systemisnot
sufficie ntlyprotected fromcorrosion and
overhea ting.
i Have
thecoolant regularlyrepla cedata
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet.
Compl ywiththe important safetynotesfor
service productswhen handli ngcoolant
(Y page 299). The
coolant isam ixture ofwater andanti-
freeze/corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsib lefor
the follow ing:
R anti-corrosion protection
R antifreeze protection
R raisi ngthe boiling point
If the coolant hasantifreeze protection down
to -35 ‡(-37 †), theboiling point ofthe cool-
ant duri ngopera tionisappro ximately 266‡
(130 †).
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0056004C00520051[ inhibitorconcentr a-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atlea st50% .This willprotect theengine
cooling systemagainst freezing downto
appro ximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreeze protectiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise ,heat willnot
be dissi pated aseffectively .
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequa l
amou ntsofwater and<004400510057004C0049005500480048005D0048001200460052005500550052
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inhibi tor.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsanantifreeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentr ateinaccordance
with MBSpecificatio nsfor Service Products
310.1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixture thatensures ade-
qua teantifreeze andanti-corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischecked withevery mainte-
nance interval ataq ualifie dspecia listwork-
shop.
Fil ling capacitie s Missi
ngvalu eswere notavai lableat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SLC
300 Approx.
8.5USqt
(8.0 l) Mercede
s‑Benz
SLC 43AMG Approx.
8.2USqt
(7.8 l) Servic
eproducts andfilling capacitie s
303Techni caldata Z