Parking Brake; Autom Atic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1989 Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

To engage, depress parking brake
pedal. When the key is in steering
lock position 2 , the brake warning
lamp in the instrum ent cluster should
come on brightly (function check fo r
brake warning lamp).
To release the parking brake, pull
handle on instrum ent panel. The
brake warning lamp in the instrum ent
cluster should dim.
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Autom atic Transmission

The autom atic transm ission selects
individual gears automatically,
depending upon selector lever posi­
tion, vehicle speed and accelerator
position.
Warning!
Keep driver's foot area clear at all
times. Objects stored in this area
may impair pedal movement.
Driving:
Shift selector lever to the desired
driving position only when the engine
is idling and the service brake is
applied. Do not release the brake until
ready to drive. The vehicle may other­
wise start creeping when the selector
lever is in a drive position.
Test the brakes briefly after driving
off. Perform this procedure only when
the road is clear of other traffic.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the
operating tem perature has been
reached.
When starting off on a slippery sur­
face, do not allow one driving wheel
to spin fo r an extended period.
A ccelerator position
Partial throttle = early upshifting =
normal acceleration.
Full throttle = later upshifting =
maximum acceleration.
Depressing the accelerator beyond
full th ro ttle to kickdow n position
means dow nshifting to the next lower
gear and thereby increasing accelera­
tion. If you ease up on the accelerator
after having attained the desired
speed, the transm ission will shift up
again.