Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 58

S elector lever positions
T he au to m a tic g e ar shiftin g process
can be adapted to spe cific operating
con ditions using the se le cto r lever.
P Parking lock.
The parking lock is an additional
safeguard to the parking brake
w hen parking the vehicle. Engage
only with the car stopped.
Note:
T he key can be rem oved from the
steering lock only w ith the selector
le ver in position " P".
W ith the key rem oved, the selector
lever is locked in position " P" .
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R R everse gear.
S hift to reverse g e ar only w ith the
c a r stopped.
N Neutral.
No p o w e r is tra n sm itte d from the
e n gine to the rear axle. W hen the
bra kes are released, the veh icle
can be m oved freely (pushed or
tow ed). Do not en ga ge " N " w h ile
driving except to coa st w h en the
veh icle is in da n g e r of skidding
(e.g. on icy roads, see page 17).
Im p ortan t!
C o astin g the veh icle for an extended
period o f tim e w ith se le cto r le ver in "N "
can resu lt in tra nsm ission dam age.
T h a t is not cove red by the
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z Lim ited W arranty.
T he transm ission au tom atica lly
upshifts to 4th gear. Position " D"
provides optim um driving c h a ra c ­
te ristics un de r all norm al operating
conditions.
U pshift to 3rd g e ar only. S uitable
for m edium range up or d o w n ­
grades.
U pshift to 2nd g e ar only. For
driving in m ou ntainou s regions.
S ince transm ission will not shift up
further, th is gear selection will
m ake use of the e n g in e 's braking
pow er.