A U To M A Tic T Ransm Ission - Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual

A u to m atic T ran sm issio n
The au tom atic tra nsm ission selects in­
dividual gears a u tom atica lly, d e p e n d ­
ent upon selector lever position,
vehicle speed and acce le ra to r po si­
tion.
Im portant!
W hen parking the car and before
w orking on the veh icle w ith the engine
running, firm ly de pre ss the parking
brake pedal and shift the selector
lever into " P" .
W arn ing !
Keep d riv e r's fo o t area cle ar at all
tim es. O bjects sto red in th is area
m ay im p air p edal m ovem ent.
Driving
The se le c to r le ver is au tom atica lly
locked w h ile in position " P" . To m ove
the s e le cto r le ver out o f position "P" ,
the service brake pedal m ust be firm ly
d e pre ssed be fore the shift lock w ill
release.
S hift se le cto r lever to the desired
driving position only w hen the engine
is idling and the service brake is
applied. Do not release the brake until
ready to drive. T h e veh icle may
oth erw ise start cree ping w hen the
s e le cto r lever is in drive o r reverse
position.
W arn in g !
It is d an g e ro u s to sh ift th e s e lecto r
lever out o f " P " o r " N " if the
e n g in e sp eed is h ig h er th an idle
sp eed . If yo u r fo o t is not on the
b rake p edal, th e ca r could
ac c e le ra te q u ick ly fo rw ard or in
reverse. You co u ld lose co n tro l of
th e ca r and hit so m e o n e or
so m e th in g . O n ly sh ift into g ear
w h e n th e en g in e is idling n o rm al­
ly.
T e s t the bra kes briefly after driving off.
P erform this pro ced ure only w hen the
road is c le a r of o th e r traffic.
W arm up the en gine sm oo th ly. Do not
place full load on the en gine until the
o p era ting tem p e ra tu re has been
reached.
W hen starting off on a slippery
s urface , do not allow one driving
w h ee l to spin fo r an exte nde d period.
A c ce le rato r positio n
Partial throttle = early upshifting =
norm al acce le ration .
Full th ro ttle = later upshifting = rapid
acceleration.
D epressing the a cce le ra to r beyond
full th ro ttle to kickdow n position
m ea ns do w n sh iftin g to the next low er
g e ar and th e re b y increasing a c ce le ra ­
tion. If you ease up on the acce le rator
after having attained the desired
speed, the tra n sm issio n w ill shift up
again.