Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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Parking Brake
To engage, d e p re s s p a rk in g brake
pedal. W hen th e key is in s te e rin g
lo c k p o s itio n 2, th e bra ke w a rnin g
lam p in th e in s tru m e n t c lu s te r s h o u ld
c o m e on b rig h tly (fu n c tio n c h e c k fo r
bra ke w a rn in g lam p).
To release th e p a rkin g brake, pull
handle on in s tru m e n t panel. The
bra ke w a rn in g lam p in th e in s tru m e n t
c lu s te r s h o u ld dim .
A u to m a tic Transm ission
T he a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n s e le c ts
in dividual g e a rs a u to m a tica lly,
d e p e n d e n t u p o n s e le c to r le ver p o s i­
tio n , v e h ic le sp e e d and a c c e le ra to r
p o s itio n .
W arning!
Keep d rive r’s fo o t area cle ar a t all
tim es. O b je c ts sto re d in this area
may im pair p ed al m ovem ent.
D riving :
S h ift s e le c to r lever to th e d e s ire d
d riv in g p o s itio n o n ly w h e n th e e n gine
is id lin g and th e s e rv ic e bra ke is
ap p lie d . Do n o t release th e b ra ke un til
ready to drive. The v e h ic le may o th e r­
w is e s ta rt c re e p in g w h e n th e s e le c to r
le ver is in a d riv e p o s itio n .
T e s t th e b ra k e s s h o rtly a fte r d riving
off. P e rfo rm th is p ro c e d u re o n ly w h en
th e road is c le a r o f o th e r tra ffic .
W arm up the e n gine s m o o th ly . Do n o t
place fu ll load on th e e n gine un til th e
o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been
reached.
W hen s ta rtin g o ff o n a s lip p e ry s u r­
face, d o n o t a llo w one d riv in g w heel
to spin fo r an e x te n d e d p e rio d .
A c c e le ra to r p o s itio n
Partial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
no rm al a c c e le ra tio n .
Full th ro ttle = la te r u p s h iftin g =
m axim um a c c e le ra tio n .
D e p re s s in g the a c c e le ra to r be yond
fu ll th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n p o s itio n
m eans d o w n s h iftin g to the n e x t lo w e r
ge ar and th e re b y in c re a s in g a c c e le ra ­
tio n . If y ou ease up on the a c c e le ra to r
a fte r having a tta in e d th e d e s ire d
spe ed , th e tra n s m is s io n w ill s h ift up
again.
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