Mercedes-Benz 300 SD-Turbo Diesel 1985, Руководство пользователя

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Starting and Shifting Gears
Selector lever positions
The autom atic gear shifting process
can be adapted to specific operating
conditions by means of the se le cto r
lever.
“ P” Parking lock.
The parking lock is an additional
safeguard when parking the vehi­
cle. Engage only with the car
stopped.
“ R” Reverse gear.
Shift reverse gear only with the
car stopped.
“ N” Neutral.
No pow er is transm itted from the
engine to the rear axle. When the
brakes are released, the vehicle
can be moved freely (pushed,
tow ed or tow -started). Do not
engage “ N” when driving except
when the vehicle is in danger of
skidding (e.g. on icy roads, see
page 59).
“ D ” Drive.
A utom atic upshifting to to p gear.
Position “ D” affords optim um
driving characteristics under all
normal operating conditions.
“ 3 ” Upshift to 3rd gear only. Suitable
fo r medium range up or do w n ­
grades.
" 2 " U pshift to 2nd gear only. For
driving in m ountainous regions.
Since transm ission will not shift
up any further, this gear selection
will make use of the engine’s
braking power.
Important!
Do not exceed the speed lim its for
individual gear selections, w hich are
c orrespondingly indicated by marks
on the speedom eter.
Do not a ttem pt dow nshifting to a
low er gear (braking effect) unless the
speedom eter needle is below the
speed-lim it-m ark of that particular
gear range. O v e r-re w in g could result
in damage to the engine.
On slippery road surfaces, it is not
recom m ended to dow nshift in order
to obtain braking action.