Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 76

H o o d
T o op en :
To u n lo ck th e ho od , pull release
lever ( ) u n d e r th e d riv e r's sid e o f the
1
in s tru m e n t panel. A t th e sam e tim e
handle ( ) w ill p o p o u t o f th e ra d ia to r
2
grill (it m ay be ne cessa ry to lift the
h o o d up s lig h tly ).
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X
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Pull handle (2) c o m p le te ly o u t o f
ra d ia to r g rill and o p e n h o o d (do n o t
pull up on handle).
Caution!
To avoid dam age to th e w in d s h ie ld
w ip e r o r ho od , op en th e h o o d only
w ith w ip e r in th e p a rked p o sitio n .
To c lo s e :
C lose h o o d by d e p re s s in g it firm ly.
W arning!
To help p reven t personal injury, stay
c le a r of moving parts when th e hood
is open and th e engine is running.
Be sure th e hood is properly closed
b efo re driving.
The engine is equ ip p ed w ith a tra n ­
sistorized ignition system . Because
of th e high vo ltag e it is dangerous to
touch any co m p o nents (ignition coil,
d istribu to r, spark plug so ckets, igni­
tion cables, d iag n o stic so ck et) of
th e ignition system
• if th e ignition is " on" and the
engine turned m anually
• w hile starting th e engine
• w ith th e engine running.