Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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C onsole S to ra g e C o m p artm en t
F or v e h ic le s w ith a fro n t p a s s e n g e r
airbag, a lo c k a b le s to ra g e c o m p a rt­
m e n t in th e c e n te r c o n s o le re p la ce s
th e glove c o m p a rtm e n t in th e in s tru ­
m e n t panel.
R e ar W indow D e fro ster
W ith e n gine ru n n in g , p re s s sym bo l
sid e o f ro c k e r s w itc h to tu rn on, b o t­
to m to tu rn off.
W hen a c tiv a tin g th e rear w in d o w
d e fro s te r, th e in d ic a to r lam p in th e
s w itc h w ill c o m e on.
N o te :
The rea r w in d o w d e fro s te r use s a
large a m o u n t o f p o w e r. To k e e p th e
b a tte ry dra in to a m in im um , tu rn o ff
th e d e fro s te r as s o o n as th e w in d o w
is clear. The d e fro s te r is a u to m a tic a lly
tu rn e d o ff a fte r m axim um o f
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m in ­
u te s o f o p e ra tio n . Heavy a c c u m u la ­
tio n o f s n o w and ice s h o u ld be
re m o ve d b e fo re a c tiv a tin g the d e fro s ­
ter.
If several p o w e r c o n s u m e rs are
tu rn e d on s im u lta n e o u s ly , o r th e b a t­
te ry is o n ly p a rtia lly c ha rge d, it is p o s ­
s ib le th a t th e d e fro s te r w ill a u to m a ti­
cally tu rn its e lf off. W hen th is hap­
pens, th e in d ic a to r lam p in sid e the
s w itc h s ta rts b lin k in g . A s s o o n as th e
b a tte ry has s u ffic ie n t v o lta g e , th e
d e fro s te r a u to m a tic a lly tu rn s its e lf
b a c k on.
The rea r s id e w in d o w d e fro s te rs , if
th e v e h ic le is s o e q u ip p e d , o p e ra te
to g e th e r w ith th e rear w in d o w d e fro s ­
ter.
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