Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 20

Parking
W arning!
To reduce th e risk of personal injury
as a result of vehicle m ovem ent,
before leaving th e vehicle alw ays:
1. K eep fo o t on brake pedal.
2. Firmly depress parking
brake p edal.
Slow ly release brake pedal.
3.
4. M ove th e s e lecto r lever
to position " P" .
5. Turn front w heels to w ard s the
road curb.
6. Turn th e key to steering lock
position 0 and rem ove.
N o te :
It is advisable to s e t the pa rkin g brake
w h e n e v e r leaving th e veh icle . A lso ,
w h e n p a rkin g on hills, always apply
th e p a rkin g brake. In a d d itio n , m ove
s e le c to r lever to p o s itio n " P " .
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W in ter Driving Instructions
The m o s t im p o rta n t rule fo r slip p e ry
o r icy ro a d s is to drive s e n sib ly and to
avoid a b ru p t a c ce le ra tio n , b ra kin g
and s te e rin g a c tio n . Do n o t use th e
cru ise c o n tro l s yste m u n d e r such
c o n d itio n s .
W hen th e veh icle is in d a n g e r o f s k id ­
ding, m ove s e le c to r lever to p o s itio n
" N " . T ry to kee p th e v e h icle un d e r
c o n tro l by m eans o f c o rre c tiv e s te e r­
ing action.
Road salts and c h e m ica ls can
ad verse ly a ffe c t bra kin g efficie ncy.
Increa sed pedal fo rc e may be co m e
n e ce ssa ry to p ro d u c e th e norm al
bra ke e ffe ct. W e th e re fo re re c o m ­
m end d e p re s s in g th e bra ke pedal
re p e a te d ly w h en travelin g on sa lt-
stre w n roa ds at length. This can b ring
road salt im p aire d b ra kin g e ffic ie n c y
b a ck to norm al. A p re re q u is ite is,
how ever, th a t th is is p o ssib le w ith o u t
en d a n g e rin g o th e r driv e rs on the
road.
If th e ve h icle is p a rked a fte r being
driven on salt tre a te d roads, th e b ra k­
ing e ffic ie n c y s h o u ld be te s te d as
s o o n as p o s s ib le a fte r d rivin g is
re su m e d w h ile o b se rvin g the safe ty
rules in th e p re vio u s paragraph.