Selector Lever Positions - Mercedes-Benz 1984 300SD Owner's Manual

S elector lever positions
The automatic gear shifting process
can be adapted to specific operating
conditions by means of the selector
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 power is transm itted from the
engine to the rear axle. When the
brakes are released, the vehicle
can be moved freely (pushed,
towed 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 56).
" D " Drive.
A utom atic upshifting to top 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 dow n­
grades.
" 2 " U pshift to 2nd gear only. For
driving in mountainous regions.
Since transm ission will not shift
up any further, this gear selection
will make use of the engine's
braking power.
Starting and Shifting Gears
Important!
Do not exceed the speed limits for
individual gear selections, which are
correspondingly indicated by marks
on the speedom eter.
Do not attem 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 ver-rew ing could other­
wise 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.