Mercedes-Benz 190 D 2.2 1985 Owner's Manual page 56

" N" N eutral.
No p o w e r is tra n s m itte d fro m
the engine to the rear axle.
W hen the brakes are released,
the v e hicle can be m oved fre e ly
(pushed, to w e d o r to w -sta rte d ).
Do n o t engage " N " w hen d riv ­
ing e xcept w hen the v e h icle is
in dan ge r o f s k id d in g (e.g. on
icy roads, see page 14).
" D " Drive.
A u to m a tic u p s h iftin g to to p
^ gear. P o sitio n " D " a ffo rd s o p ti-
[j . m um d riv in g c h a ra c te ris tic s
A u nder all norm al o p e ra tin g
co n d itio n s.
" 3 " Slope.
U p sh ift to 3rd gear only.
S uitable fo r m edium range up
o r dow ngrades.
" 2 " Low.
U p sh ift to 2nd gear only. For
d rivin g in m o u n ta in o u s re­
gions. S in ce tra n sm issio n w ill
n o t s h ift up any fu rth e r, th is
gear s e le ctio n w ill m ake use of
the e n g in e 's b ra kin g pow er.
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Im p o rta n t!
Do not exceed the speed lim its fo r
in d iv id u a l gear selections, w hich
are c o rre s p o n d in g ly ind ica ted by
m arks on the speedom eter.
Do not a tte m p t d o w n s h iftin g to a
lo w e r g ear (b ra k in g effect) unless
the s p e e do m ete r needle is below
the s p e e d -lim it-m a rk o f th a t p a rtic ­
ula r g ear range. O ver-revving co uld
re su lt in dam age to the engine.
On s lip p e ry road surfaces, it is n o t
re co m m e nd ed to d o w n s h ift to o b ­
ta in b ra kin g a ction .
T ra ile r o p e ra tio n
To prevent the en gine from la b o rin g
at lo w RPMs, do not a llo w th e en­
g in e speed to d ro p to o low on u p h ill
g ra d ie n ts. D e pending on the degree
o f the in clin e , s h ift se le cto r lever to
p o s itio n s " 3 " or " 2 " early en ough to
m a in ta in e n g in e RPMs w ith in best
to rq u e range.
S to p p in g
For b rie f stops, e.g. at tra ffic lights,
leave the tra n sm issio n engaged and
c o n tro l ve hicle w ith th e service
brake.
For lo n g er stops w ith the eng ine id l­
ing, s h ift in to " N " or " P" .
W hen s to p p in g the car on a slope,
do not hold it w ith th e accelerator,
use th e brake. This avoids u n ­
necessary tra n sm issio n heat-up.
M aneuvering
To m aneuver in tig h t areas, e.g.
w hen p u llin g in to a pa rkin g space,
c o n tro l the car speed by g rad ually
releasing the service brake.
A ccele rate g e n tly and do not pum p
the a cce lerator. To ro ck a car o u t of
s o ft g ro u n d (m ud o r snow ), alte r­
nately s h ift fro m fo rw a rd to reverse
w h ile a p p lyin g p artia l th ro ttle .