Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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S e le c to r lever p o s itio n s
The a u to m a tic ge ar s h iftin g p ro c e s s
can be ad a p te d to s p e c ific o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s u sin g th e s e le c to r lever.
“ P ” P arking lock.
The p a rk in g lo c k is an a d d itio n a l
s afe gua rd to th e p a rk in g brake
w h en p a rk in g th e vehicle.
Engage on ly w ith th e ca r
s to p p e d .
“ R ” R everse gear.
S h ift to reve rse g e a r o n ly w ith
th e ca r s to p p e d .
“ N ” Neutral.
No p o w e r is tra n s m itte d fro m th e
en gine to the rea r axle. W hen th e
bra kes are released, th e ve h icle
can be m ove d fre e ly (p u sh e d ,
to w e d o r to w -s ta rte d ). Do n o t
e n ga ge “ N ” w h ile d riv in g e x c e p t
w h e n th e v e h ic le is in d a n g e r o f
s k id d in g (e.g. on ic y roa ds, see
page 18).
“ D ” Drive.
A u to m a tic u p s h iftin g to to p gear.
P o s itio n “ D ” a ffo rd s o p tim u m
d riv in g c h a ra c te ris tic s u n d e r all
no rm al o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s .
“ 3 ” U p s h ift to 3 rd g e a r only. S uita ble
fo r m e d iu m ran ge up o r d o w n ­
gra de s.
“ 2 ” U p s h ift to 2 n d g e a r only. For
d riv in g in m o u n ta in o u s re g io n s .
S in ce th e tra n s m is s io n w ill n o t
s h ift up fu rth e r, th is g e a r s e le c ­
tio n w ill m ake use o f th e e n g in e ’s
b ra k in g p o w e r.
Im p o rtan t!
Do n o t e x c e e d th e e n g in e s p e e d lim ­
its fo r in dividu al g e a r s e le c tio n s ,
w h ic h are in d ic a te d by m a rks on th e
s p e e d o m e te r.
Do n o t a tte m p t d o w n s h iftin g to a
lo w e r g e a r (b ra k in g e ffe c t) u n le s s th e
s p e e d o m e te r ne ed le is b e lo w the
sp e e d lim it m a rk o f th a t p a rtic u la r
g e a r range. O v e r-re v v in g c o u ld re s u lt
in dam age to th e en gine.
On s lip p e ry road su rfa c e s , it is n o t
re c o m m e n d e d to d o w n s h ift in o rd e r
to o b ta in b ra k in g a c tio n . T his c o u ld
re s u lt in rea r w h e e l slip and re d u c e d
v e h ic le c o n tro l.
To p re v e n t th e e n g in e fro m la bo ring
at lo w RPM s, d o n o t allow th e engine
s p e e d to d ro p to o lo w on uphill g ra ­
d ie n ts . D e p e n d in g on th e d e g re e of
the in clin e, s h ift s e le c to r lever to p o s i­
tio n “ 3 ” o r “ 2 ” early e n o u g h to m ain­
tain e n g in e RPM w ith in th e b e s t
to rq u e range.
S to p p in g
F or b rie f s to p s , e.g. at tra ffic lights,
leave th e tra n s m is s io n en ga ge d and
c o n tro l v e h ic le w ith th e s e rv ic e brake.
F or lo n g e r s to p s w ith th e en gine
id lin g , s h ift in to “ N ” o r “ P ” . W hen
s to p p in g th e ca r on an incline, d o no t
ho ld it w ith th e a c c e le ra to r, use th e
bra ke. T his avo id s u n n e c e s s a ry tra n s ­
m is s io n heat b u ild up.
M an eu verin g
To m a n e u ve r in tig h t areas, e.g. w h en
p u llin g in to a p a rk in g space, c o n tro l
th e c a r sp e e d by gra du ally releasing
th e bra kes. A c c e le ra te g e n tly and do
n o t p u m p th e a c c e le ra to r.
To ro c k a car o u t o f s o ft g ro u n d (m ud
o r s n o w ), a lte rn a te ly s h ift fro m fo rw a rd
to reve rse, w h ile ap p lyin g partial
th ro ttle .
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