Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-TURBO DIESEL 1985, Owner'S Manual

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Special Operating Conditions
Hints for Driving
The m ost im portant rule fo r slippery
or icy roads is to drive sensibly and to
avoid abrupt acceleration, braking
and steering action. Do not use the
cruise control system under such
conditions.
When the vehicle is in danger of
skidding, move selector lever to
position “ N” . Try to keep the vehicle
under control by means of corrective
steering action.
Provided the traffic conditions will
allow, only brake in a way that the
wheels are locked fo r no more than
fractions of a second as otherw ise the
steerability of the vehicle is lost.
Road salts and chem icals can
adversely affect braking efficiency.
Increased pedal force may become
necessary to produce the normal
brake effect. We therefore recom ­
mend depressing the brake pedal
repeatedly when traveling on salt-
strew n roads at length. This can bring
road salt impaired braking efficiency
back to normal. A prerequisite is,
however, that this is possible w ith o u t
endangering other drivers on the
road.
If the vehicle is parked after being
driven on salt treated roads, the
braking efficiency should be tested as
soon as possible after driving is
resum ed while adhering to the safety
requirem ents.
High Altitude Correction Device
The engine is equipped with an
autom atic high altitude correction
device.
Tire Chains
Use only tire chains that are tested
and recom m ended by us. Any author­
ized MERCEDES-BENZ dealer will be
glad to advise you on this subject.
Chains should only be used on the
rear wheels. Adhere to the manufac­
tu re r’s m ounting instructions.
A fte r driving a short distance retigh-
ten the m ounted chains.
Tire chains should only be driven on
snow at speeds not to exceed
50 k m /h /3 0 mph. Remove chains as
soon as possible when driving on
roads w ith o u t snow.
Traveling Abroad
Abroad, there is a w idely-spread
MERCEDES-BENZ service netw ork at
your disposal. If you travel into areas
w hich are not listed in the index of
your dealer directory, you should
request pertinent inform ation from
your dealer.