Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 201 1987 Owner's Manual page 20

Parking
Warning!
To reduce the risk of personal injury
as a result of vehicle movement,
before leaving the vehicle always:
1. Keep foot on brake pedal.
2. Engage first or reverse gear
(selector lever position "P" in the
case of automatic transmis­
sions).
3. Turn front wheels towards the
road curb.
4. Pull up parking brake lever.
5. Turn the key to steering
lock position 0 and remove.
Clutch
Caution!
Resting your foot on the clutch pedal
will cause excessive and premature
wear of the clutch disc.
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Winter Driving Hints
The most important rule for slippery or
icy roads is to drive sensibly and to
avoid abrupt acceleration, braking and
steering action. Do not use the cruise
control system under such conditions.
When the vehicle is in danger of skid­
ding, declutch or - in case of an auto­
matic transmission - move selector
lever to position " N" . Try to keep the
vehicle under control by corrective
steering action.
Road salts and chemicals can
adversely affect braking efficiency.
Increased pedal force may become
necessary to produce the normal brake
effect. We therefore recommend
depressing the brake pedal repeatedly
when traveling on saltstrewn roads at
length. This can bring road salt
impaired braking efficiency back to nor­
mal. A prerequisite is, however, that
this is possible without endangering
other drivers on the road.
If the vehicle is parked after being
driven on salt treated roads, the brak­
ing efficiency should be tested as soon
as possible after driving is resumed
while adhering to the safety require­
ments.