Parking Brake; Starting And Turning O Ff The Engine - Mercedes-Benz 300 D 1984 Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

Depress parking brake pedal. When
the steering lock key is in position
" 2 " , the brake warning lamp in the
instrum ent cluster com es on.
To release, pull release button on the
instrum ent panel. The parking brake
releases in one rapid movement. The
parking brake warning lamp in the
instrum ent cluster m ust go out.
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S tartin g and Turning off th e Engine
Engage parking brake before starting
the engine.
Place the gear selector lever in either
" P " o r " N" position.
Cold Engine
Turn key in steering lock to position
" 2 " . Charge indicator and preglow
indicator lamp must come on. The
preglow process starts.
When the preglow indicator goes out,
the engine is ready fo r starting.
Am bient Temperature exceeding
0° C / + 32° F:
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. Do not depress accelerator.
Release key only when the engine is
firing regularly.
A m bient Tem perature below 0° C/
+ 32° F:
Depress accelerator to the floor. Turn
key in steering lock clockw ise to the
stop. Release key only when the
engine is firing regularly and back off
accelerator slowly.
Do not interrupt the starting process.
If the engine is very cold, it is possible
that it will fail to start on subsequent
attem pts.
A t ambient tem peratures of less than
— 18° C/0° F, depress accelerator
three tim es prior to starting.