Put Dextron III auto trans fluid in mine without checking and mine started leaking. Found out later it needed regular PS fluid. Had to flush the system with PS fluid (10-12 qts) to get all the red stuff out. It was leaking like crazy, but has slowed to couple small drops a day.

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I've been looking everywhere about automatic transmission fluid for Mercedes Benz
(ours is 1991 190E 2.6) --- the list that was shown here says for models 1998 and higher - so is that Dextron III ok for 1991 models?

Also, is it ok to ADD any of those listed to top up what's in there, not CHANGE the whole amount???

Please let me know! We are taking a big trip Sunday night and just found out we need to get the ATF added as it's way low. (yeah I know, I would have taken it in to the mercedes mechanic this week, but hubby thought he knew everything )
thanks,
cdeax

Valvoline's Zerex G-05 is formulated using the Mercedes formula and therefore has the magic pixie dust that MB wants in their coolant systems.

That and a periodic cleaning/citric acid flush should keep things in order.
(MB procedure: http://ken.kdharris.net/kdhbenz/20-015.pdf)

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Go to any autoparts store and find Quaker State or Castrol Dextron III ATF and you will be fine. In a top off situation, any fluid is better than not enough.

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Its Dexron. Everybody puts a "t" in the name but whatever, Dexron III is fine for MB automatic transmissions unless you have a late model with a sealed system
The only thing I would comment on is Pwr Steering fluid should not be ATF and not mixed with any synthetics. Redline advises against using any of their synthetics in MB's power steering systems. You can flush the system with any of the non synthetic fluids, I've done it several times but I wind up replacing that with MB fluid as the final fluid.
Speaking of synthetics, whenever you buy a car, if possible learn what the PO used as brake fluid, as silicone brake fluid is not compatible with regular brake fluids, it can make a mess out of your seals if you mix the two.

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many thanks rickjordan

sending hubby to the store now -- funny that when we called some places coz it was too late to ask Mercedes places last night, including Napa, Tires Plus and a Mercedes specialist site, they could not answer this question! not even the type to add (wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole)

so THANKS and THANKS AGAIN

atm no other fluids are a problem but we will get ATF sorted out properly when we get back in a week.
:phew:
Cheers,
cdeax

There is no such thing as regular brake fluid, they are all synthetic. Some manufacturers choose to put 'synthetic' on the label, which is redundant.

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I've placed it at the following link as well:

http://ken.kdharris.net/kdhbenz/mbasp.pdf

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oops. I stand corrected
I meant SILICONE brake fluids. Switching from DOT 3 or 4 to silicone fluid has to be done properly or the results can be disappointing. All I know is a the local INdy had a customer that switched fluids without a flushing procedure and all the calipers and the master cylinder had to be replaced or rebuilt, they were plugged with some kind of gel as a mix of the fluids was a disasater.
I believe what happened was the owner did not inform the shop of the type of fluid in the vehicle and a mechanic added regular fluid to a system that had silicone in it, I could be wrong but something went bad and it had to do with silicone fluid incompatibility.

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