Mercedes-Benz 300 SD-TURBO DIESEL 1983, Owner'S Manual

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Controls
Combination Switch
1 Low beam (turn lighting switch
clockwise two notches)
2 High beam (turn lighting switch
clockwise two notches)
3 Headlamp flasher (high beam avail­
able independent of lighting switch
position)
4 Turn signals, right
5 Turn signals, left
To operate the turn signals, move the
combination switch past the point of
resistance (up or down). The switch is
automatically cancelled when the
steering wheel is turned by a large
enough angle.
To signal minor directional changes of
the vehicle, such as changing lanes
on a highway, move combination
switch to the point of resistance only
and hold it there.
6 Control for windshield washer
system
When the washer system is
switched on, the wipers also
operate.
7 Windshield wiper control
0 Windshield wiper switched off
1 Intermittent wiping
II Normal wiper speed
III High wiper speed
Hints:
If one of the turn signals fails, the turn
signal indicator system flashes and
sounds at a faster sequence than
under normal operating conditions.
Fog lamps will only operate together
with low beam headlamps. Fog lamps
are turned off automatically when
lighting switch is returned to off-posi­
tion.
For the overload protection for the
windshield wiper motor, see page 76.
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