Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 48

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S teerin g Lock
0 S te e rin g is lo c k e d w h en th e key is
w ith d ra w n and th e s te e rin g lo c k is
en ga ge d. The key can be w ith ­
dra w n o n ly in p o s itio n 0.
W arning!
Do not rem ove key from the
steering lock w hile th e vehicle is
in m otion as this will cause the
en g ag em en t of th e steerin g lock
thus rendering th e vehicle in­
o perable.
1 S te e rin g is un lo cke d .
(If ne cessa ry, m ove s te e rin g
w h ee l s lig h tly and tu rn th e key
c lo c k w is e to p o s itio n 1.)
2 D riving p o s itio n .
3 S ta rtin g p o sitio n .
For s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the
e ngine, re fe r to page 15.
W arning!
W hen leaving th e vehicle always
rem ove th e key from th e steering
lock. Do not leave children u n a t­
ten d ed in th e vehicle. Unsupervised
use of vehicle eq u ip m ent m ay cause
serious personal injury.
N o te s :
The fo llo w in g ite m s can be o p e ra te d
w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo c k p o s i­
tio n 1:
W iper, w in d s h ie ld w a s h e r system ,
headlam p cle a n in g system (on ly in
e x te rio r lam p s w itc h p o s itio n s 1 o r 2),
headlam p flash er, lighte r, glove c o m ­
p a rtm e n t lam p, slid in g roo f, rear w in ­
d o w d e fro s te r, p o w e r w in d o w s,
p o w e r seats, heated seats,
o rth o p e d ic sea t b a c k re s t, te le s c o p ­
ing s te e rin g colum n .
A w a rn in g b u z z e r s o u n d s w h en the
d riv e r's d o o r is o p e n e d w ith th e key in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 1 o r 0.
W ith th e en gine at idle speed, the
c h a rg in g rate o f th e a lte rn a to r (o u t­
p ut) is lim ited.
It is th e re fo re re c o m m e n d e d to tu rn
o ff un n e c e s s a ry e le c tric a l c o n s u m e rs
w hile d riv in g in s to p and go tra ffic .
This p re c a u tio n he lp s to avoid d ra in ­
ing the battery.
U n ne cessary strain on th e b a tte ry and
c h a rg in g sy s te m may be m in im ize d by
tu rn in g o ffth e fo llo w in g p o w e rc o n s u m -
ers, fo r exa m ple: H eated seats, rear
w in d o w d e fro s te r.