Parking Brake; A U To M Atic Transm Ission - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

To engage, d e p re s s pa rkin g brake
pedal. W hen th e key is in ste e rin g
lo c k p o s itio n , th e bra ke w a rnin g
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lam p in th e in s tru m e n t c lu s te r s ho uld
co m e on (fu n c tio n c h e c k fo r brake
w a rn in g lam p).
T o release th e pa rkin g bra ke, pull
handle on in s tru m e n t panel. The
bra ke w a rn in g lam p in th e in s tru m e n t
c lu s te r s h o u ld go out.
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A u to m atic Transm ission

The a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n s e le c ts
individual ge ars au tom atica lly,
d e p e n d e n t up on s e le c to r lever p o s i­
tio n , v e h icle sp e e d and a c c e le ra to r
p o sitio n .
W arning!
K eep driver's fo o t area c le a r a t ail
tim es. O bjects sto red in this area
m ay im pair pedal m ovem ent.
D riving :
S h ift s e le c to r lever to th e d e sire d
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driv in g p o s itio n on ly w h en th e en gine
is id lin g and th e service bra ke is
applied. Do n o t release th e b ra ke until
ready to drive. The v e h ic le m ay o th e r­
w is e s ta rt c re e p in g w h en th e s e le c to r
le ver is in a drive p o s itio n .
T est th e b ra ke s s h o rtly a fte r d riving
off. P e rfo rm th is p ro c e d u re o n ly w hen
th e road is cle a r o f o th e r tra ffic .
W arm up th e e n gine sm o o th ly. Do n o t
place full load on th e e n gine until the
o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been
reached.
W hen s ta rtin g o ff on a s lip p e ry s u r­
face, do n o t allow one d riving w heel
to spin fo r an e xte n d e d period.
A c c e le ra to r p o s itio n
Partial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
norm al a cce le ra tio n .
Full th ro ttle = la te r u p sh iftin g =
m axim um a cce le ra tio n .
D e p re ssin g th e a c c e le ra to r be yon d
fu ll th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n po sitio n
m eans d o w n s h iftin g to th e n e xt lo w er
gear and th e re b y in cre a sin g a c ce le ra ­
tio n . If y ou ease up on the a c c e le ra to r
a fte r having atta in e d the d e sire d
spe ed , th e tra n s m is s io n w ill s h ift up
again.