Mercedes-Benz 380 SE 1984 Owner's Manual page 99

Vehicle Stopping Distance
This figure indicates braking performance that can be met or exceeded by the vehicles to which it applies, under
different conditions of loading and with partial failures of the braking system. The information presented represents
results obtainable by skilled drivers under controlled road and vehicle conditions, and the information may not be
correct under other conditions.
Description of the vehicles to which this table applies: 500 SEL, 500 SEC
A. Fully Operational Service
Brake
Load
Light
Maximum
B. Emergency Service Brakes
(with Partial Service Brake
System Failure)
C. Brake Power Unit Failure
Maximum Load
Consumer Information 500 SEL, 500 SEC
165
] 175
_ L
_ L
100 200
Stopping Distance in Feet from 60 mph.
380
280
300
400
97