Parking Brake; Starting And Shifting Gears; Manual Transmission; Recommended Shift Points For Manual Transmission - Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.6 1989 Owner's Manual

Parking Brake

To engage, pull up parking brake
lever. The brake warning lamp in the
instrument cluster should come on
brightly when the key is in steering
lock position 2 (function check for
brake warning lamp).
To release the parking brake, slightly
pull up lever, push in lock button at the
grip then lower it completely. The
brake warning lamp in the instrument
cluster should dim, when the lever is
down.
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Starting and Shifting Gears

Warning!
Keep driver's foot area clear at all
times. Objects stored in this area
may impair pedal movement.
Test the brakes shortly after driving
off. Perform this procedure only when
the road in clear of other traffic.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the
operating temperature has been
reached.
When starting off on a slippery sur­
face, do not allow one driving wheel to
spin for an extended period.

Manual Transmission

See illustration for gearshift lever posi­
tions corresponding to the individual
gears.
Stop the vehicle completely before
shifting into reverse; to shift into re­
verse, pull the shift lever up.
Do not exceed the maximum speed in
the individual gears. See line markings
on the speedometer.
Note:
When vehicle is parked, be sure to
engage first or reverse gear and set
parking brake.
Recommended Shift Points for
Manual Transmission
For good fuel economy, the following
shift points are recommended:
Shift
from 1 st to 2nd at 24 km/h (15 mph)
from 2nd to 3rd at 40 km/h (25 mph)
from 3rd to 4th at 64 km/h (40 mph)
from 4th to 5th at 72 km/h (45 mph).