Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 50

Steering L o c k
0 S te e rin g is lo c k e d w h en th e key is
w ith d ra w n and the s te e rin g lo ck is
engaged. The key can be w ith ­
0
draw n only in p o s itio n .
W arning!
Do not rem ove key from the
steering lock w hile the vehi­
cle is in m otion as this will
cause the en g ag em en t of
the steering lock thus ren­
dering th e vehicle im possi­
ble to steer.
1 S te e rin g is u n lo c ke d . (If n e c e s ­
sary, m ove s te e rin g w h ee l s lig h tly
and tu rn th e key c lo c k w is e to p o s ­
1
itio n .)
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2 D riving p o sitio n .
3 S ta rtin g p o sitio n .
For s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the
engine, re fe r to page 15.
W arning!
W hen leaving th e vehicle alw ays
rem ove th e key from the steering
lock. Do not leave children u n a t­
ten d ed in th e vehicle. U nsuper­
vised use of vehicle eq u ip m ent
may cause serious personal
injury.
N o te s:
The fo llo w in g ite m s can be o p e ra te d
w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo ck
1
p o s itio n :
W iper,
w in d s h ie ld w a sh e r system ,
headlam p cle an ing syste m (only in
e x te rio r lam p s w itc h p o s itio n s
headlam p flasher,
lighter,
glove c o m p a rtm e n t lamp,
s lidin g roof,
rear w in d o w d e fro s te r,
p o w e r w in d o w s,
p o w e r seats,
he ated seats,
o rth o p e d ic seat b a ckre st,
te le s c o p ic s te e rin g colum n .
A w a rn in g b u zze r so u n d s w h en the
d riv e r's d o o r is o p e n e d w ith th e key in
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
W ith the e n gine at idle speed, the
ch a rg in g rate o f the a lte rn a to r (o u t­
p u t) is lim ited.
It is th e re fo re re co m m e n d e d to tu rn
o ff u n n e ce ssa ry e le ctrica l c o n s u m e rs
w h ile d rivin g in s to p and g o tra ffic.
This p re ca u tio n he lp s to avoid d ra in ­
ing th e battery.
U n n e ce ssa ry strain on th e b a tte ry and
ch a rg in g system m ay be m in im ize d by
tu rn in g o ff th e fo llo w in g p o w e r c o n s u ­
m ers, fo r e xa m ple: H eated seats, rear
w in d o w d e fro s te r.
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1
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