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

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T o w - s ta r tin g a n d T o w in g o f V e h ic le
The rear to w in g eye is lo c a te d on th e
p a s s e n g e r sid e b e lo w th e b u m p e r
and th e fro n t to w in g eye on th e p a s ­
s e n g e r sid e b e h in d a fla p in th e
b u m p e r panel.
Flap re m o v a l: In s e rt fin g e r in th e flap
o p e n in g and pull ou t.
T o insta ll th e flap, e n ga ge th e flap at
th e to p and p re s s in th e b o tto m
secu rely.
C aution!
F or to w -s ta rtin g y o u r v e h ic le we
re c o m m e n d using a to w ba r only. S e r­
io u s da m age can, re s u lt w h e n using
c hains, s te e l cab le s, ro p e s o r sim ilar
device s.
O nly to w -s ta rt th e v e h ic le w ith th e
b a tte ry c o n n e c te d and th e ke y in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
2
.
W arning!
W hen th e en g in e is not running, the
b rakes and th e steerin g a re w ith o u t
p o w er a s sista n c e. U nder th e s e cir­
cu m s tan ce s, a much g re a te r effo rt
is n ecessary to s to p or s te e r the
vehicle.
T o w -sta rtin g a V eh icle
S h ift s e le c to r le v e r to p o s itio n “ N ” .
Turn key to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 2
and have v e h ic le to w e d .
A fte r a tta in in g a to w in g sp e e d o f
30 k m /h (18 m ph) (w ith c o ld tra n s ­
m issio n ) o r 50 k m /h (30 m ph) (w ith
w a rm tra n s m is s io n ), s h ift s e le c to r
le ver to p o s itio n “
2
” to to w -s ta rt the
e n gine. T o u c h th e a c c e le ra to r on ly
w h e n th e e n g in e s ta rts ru n n in g . A s
s o o n as th e e n gine has s ta rte d ,
q u ic k ly re tu rn s e le c to r le v e r to “ N ” .
If th e e n g in e fails to fire w ith in a fe w
s e c o n d s , re tu rn th e s e le c to r lever
fro m “ 2 ” to “ N ” as o th e rw is e th e
tra n s m is s io n m ay be dam aged.
F or a n o th e r s ta rtin g a tte m p t b rin g the
c a r to a fu ll s to p firs t, w a it fo r a s h o rt
w h ile and w ith s e le c to r lever in p o s i­
tio n “ N " re p e a t th e to w -s ta rtin g p ro ­
ce d u re .
Tow ing a V eh icle
W e re c o m m e n d th a t th e v e h ic le be
tra n s p o rte d u sin g fla t b e d e q u ip m e n t.
T his m e th o d is p re fe ra b le to o th e r
ty p e s o f to w in g .
The v e h ic le may be to w e d w ith all
w h e e ls on th e g ro u n d and th e s e le c ­
to r le v e r 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).
To p o s itiv e ly avoid a p o s s ib ility o f
dam 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 rear 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.
Do n o t to w w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t.
T o w in g w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t
ov e r b u m p y ro a d s w ill dam age rad ia­
to r and s u p p o rts .
Use w h e e l lift o r fla t bed e q u ip m e n t.
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