Mercedes-Benz 280 C, Owner'S Manual

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Pulling away
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Do not select reverse gear unless the ve-
hicle is stationary, otherwise the transmission
will be damaged.
Do not drive at high engine speeds until the en-
gine has warmed up. This will protect the en-
gine.
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The vehicle will lock itself centrally once
you have pulled away. The locking knobs in the
doors drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time.
You can also deactivate the automatic door
lock.
6-speed manual transmission
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Depress the clutch pedal.
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Shift to either first or reverse gear.
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Slowly release the clutch pedal and de-
press the accelerator pedal.
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Change gear in good time and do not ex-
ceed the maximum speed for each gear.
Wherever possible, avoid letting the wheels
spin. You could otherwise damage the drive
train.
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Risk of accident
Do not shift down unless the speed is within
the permissible range of the gear you wish
to change to.
Do not shift down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid. This could
cause you to lose control of your vehicle
and cause an accident.
Automatic transmission*
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It is only possible to move the selector lev-
er to the desired position if you depress the
brake pedal. Only then is the selector lever lock
released.
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Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
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Pull the parking brake release handle
to release the parking brake.
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Move the selector lever to position D
or R .
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Wait for the shift process to complete be-
fore pulling away.
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Release the brake pedal.
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Carefully depress the accelerator ped-
al.
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Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the cata-
lytic converter to reach its operating tempera-
ture more quickly.
Parking
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Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignition lock
when the vehicle is stationary since you
cannot steer the vehicle with the key re-
moved.
Never leave children unsupervised in the ve-
hicle. They could release the parking brake.
This could lead to a serious or fatal acci-
dent.
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Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does
not under any circumstances come into
contact with easily ignitable material such
as dry grass or petrol. The material could
otherwise ignite and set the vehicle alight.
Controls
Driving and parking
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