Autom Atic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984 Owner's Manual

Autom atic Transmission

The a u to m a tic tra n sm issio n sim ­
p lifie s the ha n d lin g o f the vehicle.
The in divid u a l gears are sh ifte d
a u to m a tica lly d e pend en t upon
se le cto r lever p o sitio n , vehicle
speed and a c c e le ra to r p o sitio n.
H int:
W hen ve h icle is parked o r being
w o rke d on w ith e ngine ru n n in g , be
sure to set pa rkin g brake and that
se le cto r lever is in p o sitio n " P" .
D riving:
S h ift se le cto r lever to the desired
d rivin g p o sitio n o nly w hen the en­
gin e is id lin g and the service brake
is applied. Do n o t release th e brake
un til ready to drive. The ve h icle may
oth e rw ise start creepin g w hen the
se le cto r lever is in a d riv in g p o si­
tio n .
A c c e le ra to r p o sitio n
P artial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
norm al a cce le ra tio n
Full th ro ttle = la te r u p s h iftin g =
m a xim u m a cce le ra tio n
D epressing the a c c e le ra to r beyond
fu ll th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n p o sitio n
m eans d o w n s h iftin g to the next
lo w e r gear and th u s m axim um ac­
c e le ra tio n . If you ease up on the ac­
c e le ra to r a fte r having a ttain e d the
d esired speed, the tra n sm issio n w ill
s h ift up again.
S e le cto r lever p o s itio n s
The a u to m a tic gear s h iftin g process
can be adapted to s p e c ific o p e ra t­
ing c o n d itio n s by means o f the
se le c to r lever.
" P" P arking lock.
The p a rkin g lo ck is an a d d itio ­
nal safeguard w hen p a rkin g the
vehicle. E ngage o n ly w ith the
car stopped.
" R" Reverse gear.
S h ift reverse gear o n ly w ith the
car stopped.
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