Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984, Руководство пользователя

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brake co m p le te ly. T his p ra c tic e w ill
keep th e p a rk in g brake at m axim um
e ffic ie n c y .
W a rn in g :
The sto p lam ps w ill n o t com e on
w hen a p p ly in g th e p a rkin g brake
only. A p p ly p a rk in g brake only
w hen road b e h ind ve h ic le is cle a r o f
tra ffic .
All ch e cks and m a in te n a n ce w o rk
on th e brake system s h o u ld be ca r­
ried o u t by a M ERCEDES-BENZ
dealer.
If th e p a rk in g brake is released and
th e brake w a rn in g lam p in th e in ­
s tru m e n t c lu s te r stays on, th e brake
flu id level in th e re se rvo ir is to o low.
B rake pad w ear o r a leak in the
system may be the reason fo r low
brake flu id in th e reservoir.
Have th e bra ke system in sp e cte d at
a MERCEDES-BENZ service sta tio n
w ith o u t delay.
Install o n ly brake pads re c o m m e n d ­
ed by us.
If o th e r than re c o m m e n d e d brake
pads are in sta lle d , th e b ra kin g p ro ­
p e rtie s o f th e v e h ic le can be a f­
fe cte d to an e x te n t th a t th e safety is
s u b s ta n tia lly im paired.
Driving Hints During the W inter
Season
The m ost im p o rta n t ru le fo r s lip p e ry
o r icy roads is to d rive s e n sib ly and
to avoid a b ru p t a c c e le ra tio n , b ra k ­
ing and s te e rin g a c tio n . Do n o t use
th e c ru ise c o n tro l system u n d e r
su ch c o n d itio n s .
W hen th e ve h ic le is in d a n g e r of
s k id d in g , d e c lu tc h o r - in case o f an
a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n - m ove
se le c to r lever to p o s itio n “ N". Try to
keep th e v e h ic le u n d e r c o n tro l by
m eans o f c o rre c tiv e s te e rin g a ctio n .
P rovided th e tra ffic c o n d itio n s w ill
a llo w , o n ly bra ke in a w ay th a t th e
w h e e ls are lo cke d fo r no m ore than
fra c tio n s o f a se cond as o th e rw is e
th e s te e ra b ility o f th e ve h icle is lost.
Road salts and ch e m ica ls can ad ­
versely a ffe c t b ra kin g e fficie n cy.
Increased pedal fo rc e may becom e
necessary to p ro d u c e th e norm al
brake e ffe ct. We th e re fo re re co m ­
m end dep re ssin g th e brake pedal
repe a te d ly w h e n tra v e llin g on salt-
strew n roads at le n g th . T his can
b rin g road salt im p a ire d b ra kin g e f­
fic ie n c y b ack to norm al. A p re re ­
q u is ite is, how ever, th a t th is is poss­
ible w ith o u t e n d a n g e rin g o th e r d riv ­
ers on th e road.
If th e v e h ic le is p arked a fte r being
d rive n on sa lt tre a te d roads, the
b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y s h o u ld be tested
as soon as p o ssib le a fte r d riv in g is
resum ed w h ile a d h e rin g to th e safe­
ty re q u ire m e n ts.