Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983 Owner's Manual page 53

S e le cto r lever p o s itio n s
The au to m a tic gear sh iftin g p ro c e s s
can be adapted to s p e c ific o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s by m eans o f th e s e le c to r
lever.
" P " Parking lock.
The parking lo c k is an ad d itio n a l
safeguard w h en p a rkin g the
vehicle. Engage o n ly w h en the
car is stationary.
" R " R everse gear.
S hift reverse gear o n ly w ith the
veh icle at halt.
" N " Neutral.
No p o w e r is tra n s m itte d fro m the
engine to the rear axle.
W hen the b ra kes are released,
the veh icle can be m ove d fre e ly
(pushed, to w e d o r to w -s ta rte d ).
Do n o t en gage " N " w h en d rivin g
e x c e p t w hen the v e h ic le is in
d a n g e r o f s k id d in g (e.g. on icy
roa ds). See page 56.
" D " Drive.
A ll fo rw a rd ge ars are available.
P o s itio n " D " a ffo rd s o p tim u m
d riv in g c h a ra c te ris tic s u n d e r all
norm al o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s .
" S " Slope.
U p s h iftin g to 3rd g e a r only.
S uita ble fo r m o d e ra te a sc e n ts
and d e s c e n ts . A s th e tra n s m is ­
sion s h ifts up to 3 rd g e ar only,
th is p o s itio n p e rm its th e u tiliza ­
tio n o f th e e n gine b ra kin g effect.
" L " Low.
U p sh iftin g to 2nd g e ar only.
F or d riving on s te e p m ou ntain
passes, fo r tra ile r o p e ra tio n in
S tartin g and Shifting G ears
m o u n ta in o u s re g io n s, fo r driving
un d e r severe o p e ra tin g c o n d i­
tio n s and as b ra kin g p o s itio n on
e xtre m e ly ste e p de clin es.
Im p o rtan t!
D o n o t e x ce e d th e sp e e d lim its fo r
individu al g e ar se le c tio n s , w h ic h are
c o rre s p o n d in g ly in d ica te d by m arks
on th e sp e e d o m e te r.
Do n o t a tte m p t d o w n s h iftin g to a
lo w e r g e ar (b ra kin g e ffe c t) un le ss the
s p e e d o m e te r needle is b e lo w the
s p e e d -lim it-m a rk o f th a t p a rtic u la r
g e ar range. O v e r-re w in g c o u ld o th e r­
w is e re s u lt in dam age to th e engine.
On s lip p e ry road surface s, it is n o t
re c o m m e n d e d to d o w n s h ift in o rd e r
to o b ta in b ra k in g action.
51