Parking Brake; A U To M Atic Transm Ission - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

To engage, d e p re ss pa rkin g brake
pedal. W hen th e key is in s te e rin g
lo c k p o s itio n 2, th e bra ke w arning
lam p in the in s tru m e n t c lu s te r sho uld
co m e on b rig h tly (fu n c tio n ch e c k fo r
brake w a rn in g lam p).
To release the pa rkin g brake, pull
handle on in s tru m e n t panel. The
brake w a rn in g lam p in th e in s tru m e n t
c lu s te r sh o u ld dim .
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A u to m atic Transm ission

The a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n s e le c ts
individual g e a rs a u tom atica lly,
d e p e n d e n t up on s e le c to r lever p o s i­
tion , veh icle sp e e d and a c c e le ra to r
p o sitio n .
W arning!
Keep d river's fo ot area clear a t all
tim es. O b jec ts sto red in this area
may im pair p edal m ovem ent.
D riving:
S hift s e le c to r lever to the d e sire d
d riving p o s itio n on ly w h en th e en gine
is id lin g and th e service brake is
ap plied . Do n o t release th e bra ke until
ready to drive. The veh icle may o th e r­
w ise s ta rt c re e p in g w h en th e s e le c to r
lever is in a drive p o sitio n .
T est th e b ra k e s s h o rtly a fte r driving
off. P e rfo rm th is p ro c e d u re o n ly w hen
th e road is cle ar o f o th e r tra ffic .
W arm up the en gine s m o o th ly . Do n o t
place full load on th e en gine until the
o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been
reached.
W hen s ta rtin g o ff on a s lip p e ry s u r­
face, do n o t allow one d riv in g w heel
to spin fo r an e x te n d e d p e rio d.
A c c e le ra to r p o s itio n
Partial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
norm al a cce le ra tio n .
Full th ro ttle = later u p s h iftin g =
m axim um a c ce le ration .
D e p re s s in g the a c c e le ra to r beyond
full th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n p o s itio n
m eans d o w n s h iftin g to the ne xt lo w er
gear and th e re b y in cre a sin g a c c e le ra ­
tion . If y ou ease up on the a c c e le ra to r
a fte r having atta in e d the d e sire d
speed, th e tra n s m is s io n w ill s h ift up
again.