Mercedes Benz Power steering fluid? What is it?

[hansj3]

Odd problem. I have a leftover quart of Mercedes-Benz power steering fluid that I used on a late model (2017ish) sprinter.

I bought a golf mk4, (2000) and in the process of putting it back together i drained the power steering fluid, and need to replace it.

What do you think are the odds it would be ok to use the mb fluid?

 

[DrDave]

Is it CH 11S? That has been the MB PS fluid for quite some time. Yours could certainly be different.

Dave

 

[Audios]

MB has their own flavor, for power steering fluid in non ABC cars, Febi 08972 shows in my catalog, and the mk4 should be green CHF. However, BMWs are on a car by car basis between ATF and CHF as per the reservoir cap, yet the steering pumps, reservoir, etc do not differentiate when replacing them, so I was always under the impression that really anything will work in there. Dump it in.

 

[nthach]

Mercedes uses ATF or ZH-M fluid for their PS. VW wants CHF 11s/202. You could be OK, VWs still use the same ZF/Bosch steering bits as any German car.