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

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S tartin g and Shifting G ears
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The a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n fa c ilita te s
and s im p lifie s th e ha nd lin g o f th e
veh icle . The in dividual g e a rs are
s h ifte d a u to m a tic a lly d e p e n d e n t up on
s e le c to r lever p o s itio n , v e h ic le sp e e d
and a c c e le ra to r p o s itio n .
H int
W hen p a rkin g th e v e h ic le o r if w o rk in g
on th e v e h ic le w ith th e en gine
ru n n in g , d e p re s s p a rk in g bra ke pedal
and m ove s e le c to r le v e r to p o s itio n
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Do n o t s to re any o b je c ts in th e
d riv e r’s fo o tw e ll area b e c a u s e th e y
c o u ld b e c o m e lo d g e d u n d e r th e
o p e ra to r’s p e da ls th u s re n d e rin g
th e s e c o n tro ls pa rtially o r to ta lly
in o p e ra tive .
S ta rtin g
S h ift s e le c to r lever to th e d e s ire d
d riv in g p o s itio n o n ly w h e n th e engine
is id lin g and th e se rv ic e bra ke is
a p p lie d . Do n o t release th e brake
b e fo re m oving off. The v e h ic le m ay
o th e rw is e s ta rt c re e p in g w h e n th e
s e le c to r le ver is in a d riv in g p o s itio n .
T e s t th e service b ra ke s h o rtly a fte r
d riv in g off.
W arm up th e e n gine s m o o th ly . Do n o t
place fu ll load on th e e n g in e un til the
o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been
reached.
A c c e le ra to r p o s itio n
P artial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
n o rm al acce le ra tio n .
Full th ro ttle = la te r u p s h iftin g =
m axim um acce le ra tio n .
D e p re s s in g th e a c c e le ra to r be yond
fu ll th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n p o s itio n
m ea ns d o w n s h iftin g to th e n e x t lo w e r
g e ar and th u s m axim um a c c e le ra tio n .
If you ease up on th e a c c e le ra to r a fte r
having atta in e d th e d e s ire d s pe ed ,
th e tra n s m is s io n w ill s h ift up again.
G e a rs h iftin g is c o n tro lle d by th e
v e h ic le speed.
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