S Te E Ring L O Ck - Mercedes-Benz 190 D 2.2 1985 Owner's Manual

S te e rin g L o ck
0 S te e ring is locke d w hen the key
is w ith d ra w n and the steering
lo c k is engaged. The key can be
w ith d ra w n o n ly in zero p o sitio n.
Note:
Do n o t rem ove key fro m steering
lo c k w h ile the ve h icle is in m o­
tio n as th is w ill cause the en­
g a g e m e n t o f th e steering lock
th u s re n d e rin g the ve hicle in o p ­
erable.
1 S te e rin g is u nlocked.
(If necessary, m ove steering
w heel s lig h tly to tu rn the key
c lo ckw ise to p o sitio n 1.)
2 P re g lo w in g and d riv in g p o sition.
3 S ta rtin g p o sitio n .
For s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the e n ­
gine, refer to page 12.
Notes:
The fo llo w in g item s can be o p e r­
ated w ith th e key in steering lock
p o s itio n 1:
W iper, w in d s h ie ld w asher, head­
lam p flasher, e le c tric lig h te r, glove
c o m p a rtm e n t lam p, radio, e le ctric
s lid in g ro o f drive, rear w in d o w de­
fro s te r, p o w e r w indow s.
A w a rn in g buzzer sound s w hen the
key has been le ft in stee ring lo c k
p o s itio n s 1 o r 0 and the d riv e r's
d o o r is opened.
W ith th e en g ine at idle speed, the
c h a rg in g rate o f the a lte rn a to r (o u t­
put) is lim ite d .
It is th e re fo re reco m m e nded to turn
o ff unnecessary e le ctrica l c o n su m ­
ers w h ile d riv in g in sto p and go tra f­
fic. T his p re c a u tio n helps to avoid
d ra in in g o f the battery.
U nnecessary strain on the battery
and c h a rg in g system may be
m in im ize d by tu rn in g o ff the fo llo w ­
ing p o w e r consum ers, fo r exam ple:
H eater in heated seats, rear w in d o w
de fro ster.