Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL 1988, Owner'S Manual

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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 represents 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: 420 SEL, 560 SEL, 560 SEC
A. Fully Operational Service
Brake , .
Load
Light
~Z\
165
Maximum 175
B. Emergency Service Brakes
(with Partial Service Brake
380
System Failure)
C. Brake Power Unit Failure
Maximum Load
~Z\
280
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0
100 200
300 400
Stopping Distance in Feet from 60 mph.
110