Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983, Owner'S Manual

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Controls
Steering Lock
0 S te e rin g is lo c k e d w h e n the key is
w ith d ra w n and th e s te e rin g lo c k is
engaged. The key can be w ith ­
draw n on ly in z e ro p o s itio n .
N o te :
Do n o t rem o ve key fro m s te e rin g
lo c k w h ile th e v e h ic le is in m o tio n
as th is w ill ca u se th e e n g a g e m e n t
o f the s te e rin g lo c k th u s re n d e rin g
th e v e h ic le in o p e ra b le .
1 S te e rin g is u n lo c k e d .
(If ne cessa ry, m ove s te e rin g w h ee l
s lig h tly to tu rn th e ke y c lo c k w is e
to p o s itio n “ 1” .)
2 P re g lo w in g and d riv in g p o s itio n .
3 S ta rtin g p o s itio n .
F o r s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the
e n gine, re fe r to page 48.
N o te s :
The fo llo w in g ite m s can be o p e ra te d
w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
“
1
” .
W ipe r, w in d s h ie ld w a s h e rs , headlam p
fla s h e r, e le c tric lig h te r, glove c o m ­
p a rtm e n t lam p, rad io , e le c tric seat
h e ater, e le c tric a lly a d ju s ta b le e x te rio r
m irro r.
The p o w e r s u p p ly to th e s ta n d in g
la m p s is d is ru p te d if th e key in the
s te e rin g lo c k is in p o s itio n " 2 ” .
A w a rn in g b u z z e r s o u n d s w h e n the
key has be en le ft in s te e rin g lo c k
p o s itio n s “ 1 ” o r “ 0 ” and th e d riv e r’s
d o o r is op e n e d .
W ith th e e n g in e at idle s pe ed , the
c h a rg in g rate o f th e a lte rn a to r (o u t­
p u t) is lim ited.
It is th e re fo re re c o m m e n d e d to tu rn
o ff u n n e c e s s a ry e le c tric a l c o n s u m e rs
w h ile d riv in g in s to p and g o traffic.
T his p re c a u tio n h e lp s to avoid d ra in ­
ing o f th e b a tte ry.
A n e ffe c tiv e m ea sure to p re serve
b a tte ry p o w e r is to tu rn o ff the
fo llo w in g c o n s u m e rs :
S eat heater, heated rear w in d o w and
fo g lam ps.
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