Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 59

Im portant!
Do not exceed the veh icle speed
lim its fo r individual g e ar selections,
w hich are indicated by m arks (I, II, III,
etc.) on the circu m fe ren ce of the
speedom eter.
Do not do w n shift to a low er g e ar (for
exam ple from " D" to "3 ") unless the
s p e ed om ete r needle is be lo w the
speed lim it m ark of tha t p a rticu la r gear
range. O verrevving could result in
serious dam age to the engine.
W arn ing !
On slipp ery road su rfaces, never
d o w n sh ift in ord er to obtain
braking actio n . T h is could result
in rear w heel slip and reduced
ve h ic le co n tro l. Y o ur v e h ic le 's
A B S w ill not p reven t th is typ e of
loss of control.
To prevent the en gine from laboring at
low RPM, do not allow the en gine
speed to drop too low on uphill g ra ­
dients.
D epending on the degree of the
incline, shift selector lever to a lower
g e ar range early enough to m aintain
engine RPM w ithin the best torqu e
range.
S topping
For brief stops, e.g. at tra ffic lights,
leave the tra n sm issio n in g e ar and
control veh icle w ith the service brake.
For long er stops with the engine
idling, shift into "N " o r " P".
W hen stopping the car on an incline,
do not hold it w ith the acce le rator, use
the brake. T h is a vo id s unne cessa ry
transm ission heat build up.
W arn ing !
G etting out of yo u r ca r w ith the
s e lecto r lever not fu lly en g ag ed
in p o sitio n " P " is d an g e ro u s .
W hen p arked on a ste ep incline,
p o sitio n " P " a lo n e m ay not
p reven t yo u r v e h ic le fro m rolling,
p o s sib ly hitting p eo ple or o b ­
jects. A lw ay s se t th e parking
b rake in ad d itio n to sh iftin g to
p o sitio n " P ".
M aneuvering
To m a n e u ve r in tigh t areas, e.g. when
pulling into a parking space, control
the car speed by g ra du ally releasing
the brakes. A ccelera te ge ntly and
ne ver ab rup tly step on the a c ce le ra ­
tor.
T o rock a c a r out o f soft ground (mud
o r snow ), alte rna te ly sh ift from forw ard
to reverse, w h ile applying partial
throttle.
R ocking a c a r free in this m anner m ay
cau se the A B S w a rnin g lam p to com e
on. T urn off and restart the engine to
c le a r the m alfu nctio n indication.