P A Rkin G Brake; S Ta Rtin G And S H Iftin G Gears; M Anual Transm Ission; R Ecom M Ended Shift Points For M Anual Transm Ission - Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984 Owner's Manual

P arkin g B rake
Pull up p a rking brake lever. The
brake in d ic a to r on the in s tru m e n t
c lu s te r w ill com e on w hen the ig n i­
tio n key is in p o s itio n 2.
To release the pa rkin g brake, s lig h t­
ly p ull up lever, push in lo c k b u tto n
at the g rip then lo w e r it com pletely.
The in d ic a to r lam p on the in s tru ­
m ent c lu s te r m ust go out, w hen
lever is dow n.
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S ta rtin g and S h iftin g G ears
W a rn in g:
Keep d riv e r's fo o t area clea r at all
tim es. O bjects stored in th is area
may cause im p a irm e n t o f pedal
m ovem ent.
Test th e service brake b efore d riv ­
ing off.
W arm up the e n g ine sm o o th ly. Do
n o t place fu ll load on the e ngine
u n til the o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has
been reached.
W hen ta k in g o ff on a s lip p e ry su r­
face, do n o t a llo w one d rivin g wheel
to sp in fo r an exten d ed period.

M anual Transm ission

See fig u re fo r g e a rs h ift lever p o si­
tio n s c o rre s p o n d in g to the in d iv id u ­
al gears.
S h ift in to reverse gear o n ly w ith the
v e h icle at a s ta n d s till; fo r th is p u r­
pose press s h ift lever dow n and en­
gage reverse g ear s h o rtly a fte r de­
c lu tc h in g .
Do n o t exceed the m axim um speed
in the in d ivid u a l gears. See line
m a rkin g s on th e speedom eter.
Note:
W hen v e h icle is parked, be sure to
engage firs t o r reverse gear and set
pa rkin g brake.
R ecom m ended Shift Points for
M anual Transm ission
To o b ta in go o d results re garding
fu e l econom y, th e fo llo w in g s h ift
p o in ts are recom m ended:
S hift
fro m 1st to 2nd at 21 km /h/13 mph
fro m 2nd to 3rd at 39 km /h/24 mph
fro m 3rd to 4th at 53 km /h/33 mph
fro m 4th to 5th at 79 km /h/49 mph.