Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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S tee rin g Lock
0 S te e rin g is lo c k e d w h e n th e key is
w ith d ra w n and th e s te e rin g lo c k is
e n g a g e d . The ke y can be w ith ­
dra w n o n ly in p o s itio n 0.
W arning!
Do not rem ove key from th e
steerin g lock w hile th e ve h ic le is
in m o tion as this will ca u s e th e
e n g a g e m e n t of th e s te erin g lock
thus rendering th e vehicle in­
o perab le.
1 S te e rin g is u n lo c k e d .
(If n e ce ssa ry, m ove s te e rin g
w h e e l s lig h tly and tu rn th e key
c lo c k w is e to p o s itio n 1.)
2 D riving p o s itio n .
3 S ta rtin g p o s itio n .
For s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the
e n gine, re fe r to page 15.
W arning!
W hen leaving th e vehicle alw ays
rem ove th e key from th e steerin g
lock. Do n ot leave children u n a t­
ten d ed in th e vehicle. Unsupervised
use of vehicle eq u ip m e n t m ay cause
serious personal injury.
N o te s :
T he 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 i­
tio n 1:
W ipe r, w in d s h ie ld w a s h e r system ,
h e adlam p cle a n in g sy s te m (o n ly in
e x te rio r lam p s w itc h p o s itio n s 1 o r 2),
he ad lam p fla s h e r, lig h te r, g lo ve c o m ­
p a rtm e n t lam p, s lid in g ro o f, rea r w in ­
d o w d e fro s te r, p o w e r w in d o w s ,
p o w e r seats, heated seats,
o rth o p e d ic s e a t b a c k re s t, te le s c o p ­
ing s te e rin g co lu m n .
A w a rn in g b u z z e r s o u n d s w h e n the
d riv e r’s d o o r is o p e n e d w ith th e key in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 1 o r 0.
W ith th e e n gine 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 tra ffic .
T his p re c a u tio n he lp s to avoid d ra in ­
ing th e ba tte ry.
U n n e c e s s a ry stra in on th e b a tte ry and
c h a rg in g s y s te m m ay be m in im iz e d by
tu rn in g o ffth e fo llo w in g p o w e rc o n s u m -
ers, fo r e x a m p le : H eated seats, rear
w in d o w d e fro s te r.
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