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Bhutan
Bolivia
Cape Verde
Papua New Guinea
Venezuela
United Arab Emirates
Caribbean, left-hand traf‐ Paraguay
fic
Brunei
Kazakhstan
Peru
Vietnam
Burkina Faso (Upper Vol‐ Qatar
Philippines
West Sahara
ta)
Burundi
Chile
China
Kenya
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Russian Federation
Zambia
Central African Republic
Macao
Libya
Kyrgyz Republic
Columbia
Cuba
Costa Rica
Democratic Republic of
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
the Congo
Djibouti
Laos
Senegal
Dominican Republic
Dubai
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
Eritrea
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Lebanon
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Malaysia
Mali
Morocco
Mauritania
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
Sri Lanka
South Sudan
Zimbabwe
Sudan
Suriname
3.8
Engine code and engine number
Engine code and engine number are located:
♦ On vehicle data sticker ⇒ page 25
♦ On type plate
Or
⇒ ; Rep. gr. 00 ; Identification; Engine number/engine features
3.9
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.
•
•
•
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
•
•
Regular long periods of idling (e.g. taxis)
Vehicle is often driven at full throttle with high payload or whilst
towing a trailer
•
•
•
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)
3.10
Countries with hot climate
♦ Countries with hot and super hot climates have elevated peak
temperatures (50°C) compared with the European average
(25°C).
♦ Locally high ambient temperatures have an influence on the
longevity of the engine, gearbox and coolant circuit, such as
journeys uphill and at higher speeds as well as start/stop op‐
eration.
Australia
Abu Dhabi
Algeria
Qatar
Lebanon
Libya
USA
United Arab Emirates
West Sahara
Egypt
Liberia
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Bahrain
Mexico
Central African Republic
Malaysia
Mauritius
Morocco
Madagascar
Mali
Brunei
Benin
Mozambique
Malawi
Mauritania
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Botswana
Burundi
China
Niger
Dubai
Oman
Democratic Republic of the Congo Puerto Rico
Djibouti
Ivory Coast
Eritrea
Palestine
Pakistan
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Senegal
Sudan
Zambia
India
Indonesia
Iraq
South Sudan
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Israel
Syria
Yemen
Jordan
Kuwait
Thailand
Tunisia
Togo
Cameroon
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
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