Mercedes-Benz 380 SL 1984, Owner'S Manual

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Consumer Information
Vehicle Stopping Distance
This figure indicates braking performance that can be met or exceeded by the vehicles to which it applies, under
different conditions of loading and with partial failures of the braking system. The information presented repre­
sents results obtainable by skilled drivers under controlled road and vehicle conditions, and the information may
not be correct under other conditions.
Description of the vehicles to which this table applies: 380 SL
A. Fully Operational Service
Brake
Load
Light
165
Maximum 175
B. Emergency Service Brakes
(with Partial Service Brake
System Failure)
370
C. Brake Power Unit Failure
Maximum Load
270
0
100 200 300 400
Stopping Distance in Feet from 60 mph.
82