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

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S tartin g and Shifting G ears Safe Driving
M an eu verin g
T o m an eu ver in re s tric te d area, e.g.
w h e n pu llin g in to a p a rk in g space,
c o n tro l th e ca r sp e e d by gra du ally
relea sing th e service brake. A c c e le r­
ate g e n tly and d o n o t p u m p the
a c c e le ra to r. To ro c k a c a r o u t o f s o ft
g ro u n d (m ud o r sno w ), a lte rn a te ly
s h ift one fo rw a rd ge ar ran ge and th e
reve rse gear at partial th ro ttle .
T railer o p e ra tio n
Do n o t allow th e e n gine sp e e d to
d ro p to o lo w at up hill g ra d ie n ts to
p re v e n t th e e n gine fro m la b o rin g at
lo w RPM s. D e p e n d in g on th e d e gre e
o f th e in cline, s h ift s e le c to r le ver to
p o s itio n s “ S ” o r " L ” ea rly e n o u g h to
m aintain en gine RPM s w ith in b e s t
to rq u e range.
S to p p in g
F or b rie f halts, e.g. at tra ffic lig h ts,
leave the s e le c to r le ver in a d riving
p o s itio n and c o n tro l v e h ic le w ith the
s e rv ic e brake.
F or lo n g e r s to p s w ith th e en gine
id lin g, s h ift s e le c to r le ver to p o s itio n
" N ” o r “ P ".
W hen s to p p in g th e c a r o n a slo p e , do
n o t h o ld it b y m ea ns o f th e a c c e le ra ­
to r b u t use th e s e rv ic e bra ke. This
a v o id s u n n e c e s s a ry h e a t-u p o f th e
tra n s m is s io n .
P ow er a s s is ta n c e :
D o n o t a tte m p t to m ove o r roll the
v eh icle w ith th e e n gine n o t in
o p e ra tio n , as e n g in e -d riv e n a c c e s s o ­
rie s s u c h as th e p o w e r s te e rin g
sys te m o r p o w e r b ra k e s are no t
“ p o w e re d ” , th e re fo re , re q u irin g s u b ­
sta n tia lly m ore e ffo rt fo r th e ir o p e ra ­
tio n even th o u g h th e y alw ays rem ain
m ech an ically operative.
T ire s:
Do n o t a llo w y o u r tire s to w e a r d o w n
to o far. W ith less tha n ap pr. 3 m m /
Vs in o f tre a d , th e a n tis k id p ro p e rtie s
on a w e t road fall o ff sha rply.
D e p e n d in g u p o n th e w e a th e r a n d /o r
roa d pavem e nt, th e g rip o f th e tire s
varies w idely.
The re te n tio n o f the s p e c ifie d tire
p re s s u re is esse ntia l. T his a p p lie s
p a rtic u la rly if th e tire s are s u b je c te d
to high lo ad s (e.g. h igh s p e e d s , heavy
loads, high o r lo w a m b ie n t te m p e ra ­
tu re s ).
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