Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 20

Parking
W arning!
To reduce th e risk of personal
injury as a result of vehicle m ove­
m ent, before turning off the
engine and leaving th e vehicle
alw ays:
1. Keep fo ot on brake pedal.
2. Firmly depress parking
brake pedal.
3. Move th e s e le c to r lever
to position " P" .
4 Slow ly release brake pedal.
5. Turn front w heels tow ards the
road curb.
6. Turn the key to steerin g lock
position 0 and rem ove.
N ote:
It is advisable to se t th e pa rkin g brake
w h e n e ve r leaving the veh icle . In a d d i­
tio n , m ove s e le c to r lever to p o sitio n
" p „
A lso , w hen pa rkin g on hills, always
apply the p a rkin g brake.
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W in ter Driving Instructions
The m o s t im p o rta n t rule fo r s lip p e ry
o r icy roa ds is to drive s e n s ib ly and to
avoid a b ru p t a c c e le ra tio n , b ra kin g
and s te e rin g actio n. Do n o t use the
cru ise c o n tro l system u n d e r s uch
c o n d itio n s .
W hen th e v e h icle is in d a n g e r o f s k id ­
ding, m ove s e le c to r lever to p o s itio n
" N " . Try to kee p th e v e h icle un d e r
c o n tro l by m eans o f c o rre c tiv e s te e r­
ing actio n.
Road salts and c h e m ic a ls can
ad verse ly a ffe c t b ra kin g efficie ncy.
Increa sed pedal fo rc e m ay be com e
ne ce ssa ry to p ro d u c e th e norm al
bra ke e ffe c t. W e th e re fo re re c o m ­
m end d e p re s s in g the brake pedal
re p e a te d ly w h en travelin g on salt-
s tre w n roa ds at le ng th . This can b ring
road salt im paired b ra kin g e ffic ie n cy
b a ck to norm al. A p re re q u is ite is,
ho w e ver, th a t th is is p o s s ib le w ith o u t
e n d a n g e rin g o th e r d riv e rs on the
road.
If th e veh icle is p a rked a fte r being
driven on salt tre a te d roads, the b ra k ­
ing e ffic ie n c y sh o u ld be te s te d as
so o n as p o ss ib le a fte r d riv in g is
resu m ed w h ile o b s e rvin g th e safety
rules in th e p re vio u s paragraph.