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

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T o w -s ta rtin g and Tow ing th e V ehicle
T ow ing eyes are s itu a te d un d e rn e a th
th e fro n t and rear end on th e RH side.
Use a s o lid to w in g link s u c h as a
tow b ar.
O nly to w -s ta rt veh icle w ith th e b a tte ry
c o n n e c te d and th e key in s te e rin g
lo c k p o s itio n “
2
” .
C a u tio n : R em em ber, ho w e ver, th a t
un til th e engine is ru n n in g , th e p o w e r
s te e rin g and p o w e r b ra k e s d o n o t
o ffe r a s s is ta n c e and c o n s id e ra b le
a d d itio n a l e ffo rt is re q u ire d to s te e r
and s to p the car.
Em ergency Engine S ta rt
(T ow -starting )
S hift s e le c to r le ver to “ N ” and tu rn
key in ste e rin g lo c k to p o s itio n “ 2 ” .
Have veh icle to w e d . H aving atta in e d a
spe ed o f 30 k m /h /1 8 m ph — c o ld
tra n s m is s io n — o r 50 k m /h /3 0 m ph
— w arm tra n s m is s io n — k e e p on
d riv in g at th is sp e e d fo r a p p ro x i­
m ately 1 m in u te to e n s u re s u ffic ie n t
flu id p re s s u re in th e tra n s m is s io n .
T o c ra n k th e e n gine, s h ift s e le c to r
le v e r to “ S ” . D e p re s s a c c e le ra to r
fully. A s s o o n as th e e n g in e has
s ta rte d , release a c c e le ra to r and
re tu rn s e le c to r le ver to “ N ” im ­
m ed ia te ly.
It is im p o rta n t to allow th e e n gine to
idle fo r a t least
1
m in u te b e fo re
s ta rtin g o ff be ca u se th e p re g lo w in g
p ro c e s s s ta rts w h e n th e key is in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n “
2 ” and is n o t
im m e d ia te ly d is ru p te d a fte r th e
e n g in e has be en to w -s ta rte d . D u ring
th is tim e the p re g lo w in g p ro c e s s is
c u t o u t a u to m a tica lly.
If th e e n gine has n o t fire d a fte r a fe w
s e c o n d s , s h ift th e s e le c to r le ver fro m
“ S " to “ N ” to p ro te c t th e tra n s m is ­
sio n fro m dam age.
F or a ne w s ta rtin g a tte m p t, to w -s ta rt
th e v e h ic le fo r so m e tim e again w ith
th e s e le c to r le ver in p o s itio n “ N ” and
re p e a t th e s ta rtin g p ro c e d u re .
The sam e m e th o d can be use d to
s ta rt th e e n gine in e m e rg e n c ie s w h en
ro llin g do w n hill.
Tow ing a V ehicle
T he v e h ic le m ay be to w e d w ith all o f
th e w h e e ls on th e g ro u n d and the
s e le c to r le ver in p o s itio n “ N ” fo r
d is ta n c e s up to 120 km / 75 m iles and
at a sp e e d n o t to e x c e e d 50 k m /h /
30 m ph.
T o p o s itiv e ly avoid a p o s s ib ility o f
da m age to th e tra n s m is s io n , h o w ­
ever, w e re c o m m e n d to d is c o n n e c t
th e drive s h a ft at th e rea r axle drive
fla n g e on any to w in g b e y o n d a s h o rt
to w to a n e arb y garage.
F o r to w in g w ith fro n t w h e e ls lifted ,
a tta c h T -h o o k s to th e tie -d o w n s lo ts
in fram e. P o s itio n a 4 fo o t long,
4 in ch x 4 in ch p ie ce o f w o o d u n d e r
th e ra d ia to r s u p p o rt. P o s itio n to w b a r
in fr o n t o f th e 4 x 4 . A tta c h safe ty
c h a in s to th e lo w e r c o n tro l arm s,
in b o a rd o f th e s p rin g s .
T o w in g w ith rear w h e e ls lifte d is
p re fe rre d . A tta c h g ra b h o o k s to th e
fra m e b ra c k e ts in fro n t o f the rear
w h e e ls. P o s itio n th e to w b a r u n d e r the
b u m p e r. A tta c h sa fe ty c h a in s to the
lo w e r c o n tro l arm s.