Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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S ta rtin g and T u rn in g o ff th e E n g in e
Engage p a rk in g bra ke and m ove th e
gear s e le c to r le ver in e ith e r “ P ” o r
“ N ” p o s itio n b e fo re s ta rtin g the
engine.
Turn key to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 2.
The c h a rg e in d ic a to r lam p s h o u ld
c o m e on.
Cold Engine
Turn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to
th e s to p . Do n o t d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r.
Release key o n ly w h e n th e e n g in e is
firin g regularly.
H o t Engine
T urn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to
th e s to p . Do n o t d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r.
If th e e n g in e has n o t fire d a fte r
a p p ro x . 4 s e c o n d s , d e p re s s a c c e le ra ­
to r and c o n tin u e c ra n k in g un til th e
e n gine is firin g reg ularly. R elease key
and b a c k o ff a c c e le ra to r.
A t v e ry high c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re s the
e n gine s ta rtin g tim e can be s h o rte n e d
if th e a c c e le ra to r is d e p re s s e d s lo w ly
at th e b e g in n in g o f th e s ta rtin g p ro ­
c ess.
Turning off
T urn th e ke y to s te e rin g lo c k p o s i­
tio n 0, R e m ove th e key o n ly w h e n th e
v e h ic le is s to p p e d .
If th e c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re is v e ry high
(e.g. a fte r hard d riv in g on m ou n ta in
roa ds), d o n o t s h u t o ff th e e n gine
im m e dia te ly, a llo w it to run fo r
1 — 2
m in u te s at in c re a s e d idle s pe ed .
Im p o rtan t!
D ue to th e in s ta lle d s ta rte r n o n ­
re p e a t un it, th e key m u s t be re tu rn e d
to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
0
b e fo re a
n e w s ta rtin g a tte m p t is made.
O b s e rv e th e oil p re s s u re gauge
im m e d ia te ly a fte r s ta rtin g the en gine.
In a v e ry c o ld e n gine th e oil p re s s u re
w ill o n ly rise slo w ly, so m e tim e a fte r
th e e n g in e has s ta rte d . D o n o t spe ed
up th e e n g in e b e fo re p re s s u re is
re g is te re d on th e p re s s u re gauge.
The c h a rg e in d ic a to r lam p s h o u ld go
o u t as s o o n as th e e n gine has s ta rte d .
In areas w h e re te m p e ra tu re s fre ­
q u e n tly d ro p b e lo w - 25
0
C
( — 13 °F ), w e re c o m m e n d th a t a
b lo c k h e a te r be in sta lle d . Y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer
w ill ad vise y ou on th is s u b je c t.