Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983 Owner's Manual page 23

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Steering Lock
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S tee ring is lo cke d w h en the key is
w ith dra w n and the s te e rin g lo c k is
engaged. The key can be w ith ­
drawn only in zero p o sitio n .
N o te :
Do n o t rem ove key fro m s te e rin g
lo ck w h ile th e veh icle is in m otio n
as th is w ill cau se th e en g a g e m e n t
o f the ste e rin g lo c k th u s re n d e rin g
the veh icle inop erab le .
1 S tee ring is u n lo c ke d .
(If necessary, m ove s te e rin g w heel
slig h tly to tu rn th e key c lo c k w is e
to p o s itio n " 1" .)
2
P reg lo w in g and d riv in g p o sitio n .
3
S ta rtin g p o sitio n .
F o r s ta rtin g and tu rn in g o ff the
engine, re fe r to page 48.
N o te s:
The fo llo w in g item s can be o p e ra te d
w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo ck p o s itio n
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W ipe r, w in d s h ie ld w a she rs, headlam p
fla sh e r, e le c tric lighte r, glove c o m ­
p a rtm e n t lam p, radio, e le c tric seat
heater, e le c tric a lly a d ju sta b le e x te rio r
m irro r.
The p o w e r su p p ly to the stan din g
la m ps is d is ru p te d if th e key in the
s te e rin g lo c k is in p o s itio n " 2 " .
A w a rn in g b u z z e r so u n d s w h en the
key has been le ft in s te e rin g lo ck
p o s itio n s " 1 " o r " 0 " and th e d riv e r's
d o o r is open ed .
W ith the e n gine at idle speed, the
ch a rg in g rate of th e a lte rn a to r (o u t­
p u t) is lim ited.
It is th e re fo re re c o m m e n d e d to tu rn
o ff u n n e ce ssa ry e le c tric a l c o n su m e rs
w h ile d rivin g in s to p and go traffic.
This p re c a u tio n he lp s to avoid d ra in ­
ing o f the battery.
A n e ffe c tiv e m easure to preserve
b a tte ry p o w e r is to tu rn o ff the
fo llo w in g c o n s u m e rs :
Seat heater, heated rear w in d o w and
fo g lam ps.
Controls
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