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Engine - Break-In Oil New and Rebuilt

TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS
DATE: June 1990
REF. NO. 00/81

SUBJECT:
BREAK-IN OIL

All new and rebuilt engines are distributed from the factory filled with break-in oil.





The rebuilt engines are tagged with a label (Figure 1) indicating this.

To prevent possible engine damage, check oil level and add break-in oil if necessary, before starting-up these engines.