Hi,

Thanks for the advice. I am definitely going to bring it to the dealer.

Also, I am just looking at the MB Factory Approved Service Products Manual (October 2000) sent to me from MB a while ago and it has the list of factory approved transmission fluids as follow:

1) Castrol Dextron-III/Mercon ATF F-30341
2) Castrol Transmax M-22257 / 22096
3) Chevron ATF Dextron III F-30108 / 30159
4) Citgo Multi-Purpose ATF D-21571
5) Exxon Superfol ATF Dextron III F-30111
6) Havoline ATF Mercon/Dextron III F-30321
7) Texaco ATF Mercon/Dextron III F-30321
8) Pennzoil ATF D-22413 / F-30110
9) Quaker State Dextron III/ Mercon F-30161
10) Sunoco ATF Dextron III/Mercon F-30176
11) Unocal Multi-Purpose ATF D-22413 / 22431
12) Valvoline ATF Type D
13) MB Automatic Transmission Fluid part#001 989 21 93 19

However, it didn't specify which fluid type for which engine so I am assuming it's compatible with all engine type.
What do you think ?

Also, does anyone know the meaning of the suffices in the above mentioned fluid type i.e. F-30341, F-30321, D-22413 ?


Thank you so much for your earlier responses..

-David