Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980, Owner'S Manual

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Instrument Cluster
1 Coolant tem perature gauge (° C)
Up to red m arking: Maximum perm issible
tem perature fo r an antifreeze-blended fill
protecting down to -3 0 ° C /-2 2 ° F
2 Fuel gauge with reserve w arning lamp (yellow)
Fuel reserve for approxim ately
35-40 km /22-25 miles
For capacity, refer to page 73 and last page
3 Oil pressure gauge (bar)
4 Main odometer
5 Trip odometer
6 Knob for clock adjustm ent
(press in for adjustments)
7 Electric clock
8 Tachometer
9 Red m arking on tachom eter:
Excessive engine revolutions
10 Turn signal indicator lamp, right (green)
11 02 -Sensor replacem ent ind icato r lamp (red):
When the indicator lamp comes on, the
02-Sensor must be replaced
12 Seat belt warning lamp (red)
13 Brake pad wear indicator lamp (red):
Lamp comes on w hile braking and driving if the
front wheel brake pads are worn down, refer to
page 41
14 Dimmer knob for instrum ent lamps,
continuous adjustm ent
15 Resetting knob for trip odometer
(push button)
16 Brake warning lamp (red) comes on if
• the parking brake is engaged
• too little brake fluid is in the reservoir
17 High beam indicator lamp (blue)
18 Charge ind icato r lamp (red):
Comes on when the steering lock key is
moved to driving position “ 2 ” and must go
out when the engine is idling
19
Turn signal indicator lamp, left (green)
Note
A stop is provided on the speedom eter at the
138 k m /h /8 5 mph reading. Speeds in excess of
138 k m /h /8 5 mph w ill no longer be recorded.