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Maintenance - Edition 12.2020
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General information
General warnings for working on high-voltage system ⇒ page
Raising vehicle with lifting platform or trolley jack ⇒ page 27
Entries in service schedule ⇒ page 29
Severe operating conditions ⇒ page 29
Vehicle data sticker ⇒ page 30
Connecting vehicle diagnostic tester ⇒ page 31
Vehicle identification number ⇒ page 32
Countries with hot climate ⇒ page 33
Country overview for petrol not compliant with EN 228 ⇒ page
34
Country overview for diesel not compliant with EN 590 ⇒ page
35
Motor code and motor number ⇒ page 36
Countries with high levels of dust ⇒ page 36
Type plate ⇒ page 37
Shortened intervals for spark plug replacement ⇒ page 37
3.1
General warnings for working on high-
voltage system
⇒ Rep. gr. 00; Classification of dangers for the high-voltage
system
3.2
Raising vehicle with lifting platform or
trolley jack
Safety notes ⇒ page 27
Lifting points for lifting platform and trolley jack ⇒ page 28
3.2.1
Safety information
WARNING
Before driving onto a lifting platform ensure there is sufficient
clearance between low lying components and lifting platform.
Before driving a vehicle onto a lifting platform it must be en‐
sured that the vehicle weight does not exceed the permissible
lifting capacity of the platform.
Lift vehicle only at points indicated in figure to avoid damaging
vehicle underbody or tipping vehicle.
Never start engine and engage a gear with vehicle lifted as
long as even one driven wheel has contact with the floor!
Disregarding these warnings risks the danger of an accident!
If work is to be performed under vehicle, the vehicle must be
supported by suitable stands.
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3.2.2
Lifting points for lifting platform and
trolley jack
NOTICE
If the support plates or lifting arms of the lifting platform are
improperly seated the surrounding parts of the vehicle may be
damaged.
Screw support plates of the lifting platform out far enough to
ensure sufficient clearance between lifting arm and side mem‐
ber. Use only the side member reinforcement as a support
point for the support plates of the lifting platform.
Ensure that side member reinforcement seats centrally on
support plate of hoist mounting.
Front lifting point
– Position support plate in area of side member marking (at
vertical reinforcement of floor pan -arrow-).
Rear lifting point
– Position support plate in area of side member marking at
vertical reinforcement of floor pan -arrow-.
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3.3
Entries in service schedule
If a component is changed which has a change interval prescri‐
bed by the manufacturer, e.g. the toothed belt, the new change
interval begins at the time the component is changed.
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Therefore it is very important, every time a component is
changed, to document this in the service schedule.
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This also applies to components which were changed before
the regular change interval.
3.4
Severe operating conditions
If the vehicle is used under severe operating conditions some
work will have to be performed before the next service is due or
at shorter service intervals.
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Regular short trips or stop and go operation in urban traffic
High percentage of cold starts
Vehicle is used in areas with winter temperatures over a
long period
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Regular long periods of idling (e.g. taxis)
Vehicle is often driven at full throttle with high payload or
whilst towing a trailer
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Using diesel with elevated sulphur content
Regular operation in areas with high levels of dust
Countries with generally poor road conditions such as high
number of potholes, protrusions, high elevations in the road/
deep “tramlines”.
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High number of gravel roads with poor surface quality,
such as irregularities/bumps, elevations, protruding stones,
waves.
Subtropical climates (combination of high ambient tempera‐
ture and high air humidity)
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