Mercedes Benz SLK R171 owners manual page 306

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171_AKB; 3; 60, en-US 2009-05-11T16:00:23+02:00 - Seite 304 d2ureepe, Version: 2.11.8.1 304 Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. ! of these oxygenates to gasoline does notDamage or malfunction resulting from exceed 10%; MTBE must not exceed 15%.poor fuel quality or from blending additional fuel additives other than those tested and The ratio of methanol to gasoline must not approved by us for use on Mercedes-Benz exceed 3% plus additional cosolvents. vehicles are not covered by the Mercedes- Using mixtures of ethanol and methanol is not Benz Limited Warranty or by any pre-owned allowed. Gasohol, which contains 10% or Extended Limited Warranties. ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline, can be used. These blends must also meet all other fuel Coolants requirements, such as resistance to spark knock, boiling range, vapor pressure, etc.The engine coolant is a mixture of water and anticorrosion/antifreeze, which provides: R Corrosion protection Gasoline additives R Freeze protection A major concern among engine R Boiling protection (by increasing the boiling manufacturers is carbon build-up caused by point) gasoline. Mercedes-Benz recommends only the use of quality gasoline containingThe cooling system was filled at the factory additives that prevent the build-up of carbonwith a coolant providing freeze protection to deposits. approximately -35‡ (-37†) and corrosion protection. After an extended period of using fuels Technical datawithout such additives carbon deposits can ! Add premixed coolant solution only. build up, especially on the intake valves and Adding water and MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/ in the combustion area, leading to engine Antifreeze separately from each other, performance problems such as: could cause engine damage not covered by R the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. Warm-up hesitation R If the antifreeze mixture is effective to -35‡ Unstable idle (-37†), the boiling point of the coolant in the R Knocking/pinging pressurized cooling system is reached at R Misfire approximately 266‡ (130†). R Power loss The coolant solution must be used year round to provide the necessary corrosion protection In areas where carbon deposits may be and increase boil-over protection. Refer to encountered due to lack of availability of the Maintenance Booklet for replacement gasoline which contains these additives, the interval. use of Mercedes-Benz approved additives is Coolant system design and coolant used recommended. determine the replacement interval. The Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center replacement interval published in the or visit www.mbusa.com (USA only) for a Maintenance Booklet is only applicable if listing of approved products. Follow MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/Antifreeze solution directions on the product label. or other Mercedes-Benz approved products Do not blend other fuel additives with fuel. of equal specification are used to renew the This only results in unnecessary cost and may coolant concentration or bring it back up to be harmful to the engine operation. the proper level.

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