Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 90

T o w -s ta rtin g and T o w in g o f V e h ic le
The rear to w in g eye is lo ca te d on the
p a ss e n g e r side b e lo w th e b u m p e r
and th e fro n t to w in g eye on th e p a s­
s e n g e r side b e hind a fla p in the
b u m p e r panel.
Flap re m o v a l: In se rt fin g e r in th e flap
o p e n in g and pull out.
To install th e flap, en gage th e flap at
th e to p and p re ss in th e b o tto m
secu rely.
Caution!
F or to w -s ta rtin g y o u r v eh icle we
re co m m e n d using a to w bar only. S e r­
io us dam age can, re su lt w h en using
chains, stee l cables, ro p e s o r sim ilar
devices.
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O nly to w -s ta rt th e veh icle w ith the
b a tte ry c o n n e c te d and th e key in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n .
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W arning!
W hen th e engine is not running, the
brakes and th e steerin g are w ith o u t
p ow er a s sistance. U nder th ese cir­
cu m stan ces, a much g re a te r effort
is n ecessary to sto p or s te e r the
vehicle.
T o w -sta rtin g a Vehicle
S h ift s e le c to r le ver to p o s itio n " N " .
Turn key to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 2
and have veh icle to w e d .
A fte r a ttainin g a to w in g sp e e d o f
30 k m /h (18 m ph) (w ith co ld tra n s ­
m ission) o r 50 k m /h (30 m ph) (w ith
w arm tra n s m is s io n ), s h ift s e le c to r
lever to p o s itio n " " to to w -s ta rt the
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e ngine. T o u ch th e a c c e le ra to r only
w h en the e n gine s ta rts ru n ning. A s
soo n as th e en gine has s ta rte d ,
q u ic k ly re tu rn s e le c to r le ver to " N " .
If th e e n g in e fails to fire w ith in a fe w
se c o n d s , re tu rn th e s e le c to r lever
fro m " 2 " to " N " as o th e rw is e the
tra n s m is s io n m ay be dam aged.
F or a n o th e r s ta rtin g a tte m p t b rin g the
c a r to a full s to p firs t, w ait fo r a s h o rt
w h ile and w ith s e le c to r lever in p o s i­
tio n " N " re p e a t th e to w -s ta rtin g p ro ­
ced ure .
Tow ing a Vehicle
W e re co m m e n d th a t th e veh icle be
tra n s p o rte d using fla t bed eq u ip m e n t.
T his m e th o d is p re fe ra b le to o th e r
ty p e s o f to w in g .
The veh icle may be to w e d w ith all
w h e e ls on th e g ro u n d and th e s e le c ­
to r le ver in p o s itio n " N " fo r d is ta n c e s
up to 120 km (75 m iles) and at a
sp e e d n o t to e xce e d 50 k m /h
(30 m ph).
To po sitiv e ly avoid a p o s s ib ility o f
dam age to th e tra n sm is sio n , h o w ­
ever, w e re c o m m e n d to d is c o n n e c t
the drive sh a ft at th e rear axle drive
flan ge on any to w in g be yon d a s h o rt
to w to a nearby garage.
Do n o t to w w ith s lin g -ty p e eq uipm en t.
T ow ing w ith s lin g -ty p e e q u ip m e n t
ove r b u m p y ro a d s w ill dam age radia­
to r and s u p p o rts .
Use w h ee l lift o r fla t bed eq u ip m e n t.