Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983 Owner's Manual page 50

Parking Brake
D e pre ss pa rkin g brake pedal. W hen
th e s te e rin g lo ck key is in p o s itio n
" 2 " , th e brake w a rnin g lam p in the
in s tru m e n t c lu s te r c o m e s on.
To release, pull release b u tto n on the
in s tru m e n t panel. The p a rkin g brake
releases in one rapid m ove m en t. The
pa rkin g brake w a rn in g lam p in the
in s tru m e n t c lu s te r m u s t g o out.
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S tartin g and Turning off th e Engine
E ngage pa rkin g brake b e fo re sta rtin g
th e engine.
Place th e g e ar s e le c to r lever in e ith e r
" P" o r " N " p o s itio n .
Cold Engine
T urn key in s te e rin g lo ck to p o s itio n
" 2 " . C harge in d ic a to r and p re g lo w
in d ic a to r lam p m u s t c o m e on. The
p re g lo w p ro c e s s sta rts .
W hen the p re g lo w in d ic a to r go es
o u t, the en gine is ready fo r sta rtin g .
A m b ie n t T e m p e ra tu re e xc e e d in g
0° C / + 32 0 F:
T urn key in s te e rin g lo ck c lo c k w is e to
th e s to p . Do no d e p re s s acce le ra to r.
Release key only w h en th e engine is
firin g regularly.
A m b ie n t T e m pe rature b e lo w
0° C / + 32° F:
D e p re ss a c c e le ra to r to th e flo o r. Turn
key in s te e rin g lo ck c lo c k w is e to the
sto p . R elease key o n ly w h en the
en gine is firin g reg ularly and back o ff
a c c e le ra to r slow ly.
Do n o t in te rru p t th e s ta rtin g pro ce s s.
If th e en gine is very c o ld , it is p o ssib le
th a t it w ill fail to s ta rt on s u b s e q u e n t
a tte m p ts .
A t a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s o f less than
- 1 8 ° C /0 ° F, d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r
th re e tim e s p rio r to s ta rtin g .