Mercedes-Benz 1984 300SD, Owner'S Manual

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Parking Brake
Starting and Turning off the Engine
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Depress parking brake pedal. When
the key is in position “ 2 ” of the
steering lock, the brake warning lamp
in the instrum ent clu ste r com es on.
To release the parking brake, pull
handle on instrum ent panel. The
parking brake is released instanta­
neously. The brake warning lamp in
the instrum ent cluster m ust go out.
Engage parking brake before starting
the engine.
Place the gear selector lever in either
“ P” or “ N” position.
Cold Engine
Turn key in steering lock to position
“ 2 ” . Charge indicator and preglow
indicator lamp m ust com e on. The
preglow process starts.
When the preglow indicator goes out,
the engine is ready fo r starting.
Am bient Tem perature exceeding
0° C / + 32° F:
Turn key in steering lock clockw ise to
the stop. Do not depress accelerator.
Release key only when the engine is
firing regularly.
A m bient Temperature below 0° C/
+ 32° F:
Depress accelerator to the floor. Turn
key in steering lock clockw ise to the
stop. Release key only when the
engine is firing regularly and back off
accelerator slowly.
Do not interrupt the starting process.
If the engine is very cold, it is possible
that it will fail to start on subsequent
attem pts.
A t am bient tem peratures o f less than
- 1 8 ° C /0 ° F, depress accelerator
th re e tim es p rio r to starting.
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