Mercedes-Benz 260 E 124 1988, Owner'S Manual

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Automatic Transmission
The automatic transmission selects in­
dividual gears automatically, depend­
ing upon selector lever position, ve ­
hicle speed and accelerator position.
Driving:
Shift selector lever to the desired driv­
ing position only when the engine is
idling and the service brake is applied.
Do not release the brake until ready to
drive. The vehicle may otherwise start
creeping when the selector lever is in
a drive position.
Accelerator position
Partial throttle = early upshifting =
normal acceleration
Full throttle = later upshifting =
maximum acceleration
Depressing the accelerator beyond full
throttle to kickdown position means
downshifting to the next lower gear
and thereby increasing acceleration. If
you ease up on the accelerator after
having attained the desired speed, the
transmission will shift up again.
Selector lever positions
The autom atic gear shifting process
can be adapted to specific operating
conditions using the selector lever.
“ P” Parking lock.
The parking lock is an additional
safeguard to the parking brake
when parking the vehicle. En­
gage only with the car stopped.
“ R” Reverse gear.
Shift to reverse gear only with the
car stopped.
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