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Ecuador
El Salvador
Eritrea
Fiji
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Russia
Zambia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Ivory Coast
South Africa
Macao
Gabon
Madagascar
Seychelles
3.11
Engine code and engine number
Engine code and engine number are located:
♦ On vehicle data sticker ⇒ page 30 .
♦ On type plate
Or
⇒ Rep. gr. 00; Identification; Engine number, engine data
3.12
Countries with high levels of dust
♦ High dust content in the air due to road and environmental
conditions.
♦ Dust is categorised according to particle size or type of dust
(organic and inorganic material) such as e.g. pollen, bacte‐
ria, fungal spores or rock dust, mineral fibres.
Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan
Egypt
Algeria
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Ethiopia
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belize
Gabon
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Morocco
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Seychelles
South Sudan
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Chad
Tunisia
Nepal (Indian subconti‐
nent)
Benin (Dahomey)
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Yemen
Jordan
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Kazakhstan
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uruguay
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Burkina Faso (Upper Vol‐ Qatar
ta)
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Kenya
Panama
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
West Sahara
Kyrgyz Republic
Columbia
Cuba
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Democratic Republic of
Central African Republic
the Congo
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Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Dubai
Ecuador
El Salvador
Kuwait
Laos
Lesotho
Lebanon
Liberia
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
Russian Federation
Zambia
Bermudas
Cayman Islands
Haiti
Jamaica
Saudi Arabia
Caribbean, left-hand traf‐
fic
Ivory Coast
Libya
Senegal
Dutch Overseas Territo‐
ries
Eritrea
French Guyana
Fiji
Philippines
Burundi
Bahamas
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Republic of Congo
St. Barthélemy
St. Martin
Trinidad and Tobago
3.13
Type plate
Note
Vehicles for some countries have no type plate.
Owing to legal requirements, the type plate -arrow- is located in
the lower area of the B-pillar, after opening either the right or
the left front door.
The type plate includes the following vehicle data:
A - Vehicle identification number
B - Variable indications e.g. axle loads, gross vehicle weight
rating, gross combination weight
C - Model identification number
D - Engine code
3.14
Shortened intervals for spark plug re‐
placement
Shortened spark plug replacement intervals are necessary if
fuel not compliant with DIN EN 228 are used.
Examples in fuel inadequacies that can lead to shortened main‐
tenance / exchange intervals:
♦ Petrol contaminated with diesel
♦ High sulphur content
♦ Poor boiling point / evaporation
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