Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.
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with premium unleaded gasoline as soon additives that prevent the build-up of carbon
as possible.
deposits.
After an extended period of using fuels
without such additives carbon deposits can
build up, especially on the intake valves and
in the combustion area, leading to engine
performance problems such as:
RAvoid full throttle driving and abrupt
acceleration.
RDo not exceed an engine speed of
3
000 rpm if the vehicle is loaded with a
light load such as two persons and no
luggage.
RWarm-up hesitation
RUnstable idle
RDo not exceed 2/3 of maximum
accelerator pedal position if the vehicle RKnocking/pinging
is fully loaded or operating in
mountainous terrain.
RPower loss
RMisfire
In areas where carbon deposits may be
Fuel requirements
encountered due to lack of availability of
gasoline which contains these additives, the
use of Mercedes-Benz approved additives is
recommended.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or visit www.mbusa.com (USA only) for a
listing of approved products. Follow
directions on the product label.
Only use premium unleaded gasoline. The
octane number (posted at the pump) must be
91
min. It is an average of both the Research
Octane Number (RON) and the Motor Octane
Number (MON): (RON+MON)/2. This is also
known as the ANTI-KNOCK INDEX.
Reformulated gasolines (RFG) and/or
Do not blend other fuel additives with fuel.
This only results in unnecessary cost and may
be harmful to the engine operation.
unleaded gasoline containing oxygenates
such as ethanol, TAME, ETBE, IPA, IBA, and
TBA can be used provided the ratio of any one
of these oxygenates to gasoline does not
exceed 10%; MTBE must not exceed 15%.
The ratio of methanol to gasoline must not
exceed 3% plus additional cosolvents.
Using mixtures of ethanol and methanol is not
allowed. Gasohol, which contains 10%
ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline, can be
used.
! Damage or malfunction resulting from
poor fuel quality or from blending additional
fuel additives other than those tested and
approved by us for use on Mercedes-Benz
vehicles are not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty or by any pre-owned
or Extended Limited Warranties.
These blends must also meet all other fuel
requirements, such as resistance to spark
knock, boiling range, vapor pressure, etc.
Coolants
The engine coolant is a mixture of water and
anticorrosion/antifreeze, which provides:
RCorrosion protection
RFreeze protection
Gasoline additives
A major concern among engine
RBoiling protection (by increasing the boiling
point)
manufacturers is carbon build-up caused by
gasoline. Mercedes-Benz recommends only
the use of quality gasoline containing
The cooling system was filled at the factory
with a coolant providing freeze protection to
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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