Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 78

Hood
To op en :
To u n lo ck the hood, pull release lever
(1) u n d e r th e d riv e r's sid e of the
in s tru m e n t panel. A t th e sam e tim e
handle (2) w ill po p o u t o f the ra d ia to r
grill (it may be n e ce ssa ry to lift the
h o od up slig h tly ).
Pull handle (2) c o m p le te ly o u t of
ra d ia to r grill and open h o o d (do not
pull up on handle).
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C aution!
To avoid dam age to th e w in d s h ie ld
w ip e r o r ho od , op en th e h o o d only
w ith w ip e r in the p a rked p o sitio n .
To c lo s e :
C lose h o o d by d e p re s s in g it firm ly.
W arning!
To help prevent personal injury,
stay clear of moving p arts when
th e hood is open and th e engine
is running. Be sure th e hood is
properly closed before driving.
The engine is equ ip p ed w ith a
transistorized ignition system .
Because of th e high vo ltag e it is
d angerous to touch any co m p o ­
nents (ignition coil, distributor,
spark plug so ckets, ignition
cables, diagn o stic so cket) of the
ignition system
• if th e ignition is " o n " and the
engine turned m anually
• w hile starting the engine
• with the engine running.
Engine C o m p artm en t Lamp
The e n gine c o m p a rtm e n t lam p also
c o m e s on w hen th e ho od is op en ed
and w h en th e pa rkin g o r head lam ps
(e x c e p t sta n d in g lam ps, rig h t) are
sw itc h e d on.