Parking Brake; Starting And Shifting Gears; Manual Transmission; Recommended Shift Points For Manual Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3 Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

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Pull up parking brake lever. The brake
indicator on the instrum ent cluster will
come on when the ignition key is in
position 2.
To release the parking brake, slightly
pull up lever, push in lock button at the
grip then lower it completely. The indi­
cator lamp on the instrument cluster
must go out, when lever is down.
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Starting and Shifting Gears

Warning:
Keep driver's foot area clear at all
times. Objects stored in this area may
cause impairment of pedal movement.
Test the service brake before driving
off.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do
not place full load on the engine until
the operating temperature has been
reached.
When taking off on a slippery surface,
do not allow one driving wheel to spin
for an extended period.

Manual Transmission

See figure for gearshift lever positions
corresponding to the individual gears.
Shift into reverse gear only with the
vehicle at a standstill; for this purpose
press shift lever down and engage re­
verse gear shortly after declutching.
Do not exceed the maximum speed in
the individual gears. See line markings
on the speedometer.
Note:
When vehicle is parked, be sure to
engage first or reverse gear and set
parking brake.
Recommended Shift Points for
Manual Transmission
To obtain good results regarding fuel
economy, the following shift points are
recommended:
Shift
from 1 st to 2nd at 24 km/h/15 mph
from 2nd to 3rd at 40 km/h/25 mph
from 3rd to 4th at 64 km/h/40 mph
from 4th to 5th at 72 km/h/45 mph.