Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 1993, Owner'S Manual

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Selector lever positions
The automatic gear shifting pro-
cess can be adapted to specific
operating conditions using the
selector lever.
P Parking lock.
The parking lock is an ad-
ditional safeguard to the park-
ing brake when parking the
vehicle. Engage only with the
car stopped.
Note:
The key can be removed from
the steering lock only with the
selector lever position “P”.
N
D
The selector lever is locked in
position with the key re-
moved.
Reverse gear.
Shift to reverse gear only with
the car stopped.
Neutral.
No power is transmitted from
the engine to the rear axle.
When the brakes are released,
the vehicle can be moved freely
(pushed or towed). Do not en-
gage “N” while driving except
to coast when the vehicle is in
danger of skidding (e.g. on icy
roads, see Winter Driving
in Index).
Important!
Coasting the vehicle, or driving
for any other reason with se-
lector lever in “N”, can result in
transmission damage that is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
The transmission automatically
upshifts to 4th gear. Position
orovides ootimum driving
characteristics under
operating conditions. all normal
Upshift to 3rd gear only.
Suitable for medium range
or downgrades.
Upshift to 2nd gear only.
For driving in mountainous
regions. Since transmission will
not shift up further, this gear
selection will make use of the
engine’s braking power.
Important!
With selector lever in position “D“
or
upshifting from 1st to 2nd
to 3rd gear is delayed depending
on vehicle speed and engine tem-
perature. This allows the catalytic
converter to heat up more quickly
to operating temperatures.
During the brief warm-up period
this delayed upshift and increased
engine noise might be perceived
as malfunction.
neither
the engine nor transmission are
negatively affected by this mode of
operation.
The delayed upshift is effective
for:
Model 190 2.3
with vehicle speeds below 31 mph
(50
km/h) at partial throttle and
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