Parking; Winter Driving Instructions - Mercedes-Benz 1989 560 SL Owner's Manual

Parking
Warning!
To reduce the risk of personal
injury as a result of vehicle
movement, before turning off
the engine and leaving the
vehicle always:
1. Keep foot on brake pedal.
2. Firmly depress parking brake
pedal.
3. Move the selector lever to
position "P".
4. Slowly release brake pedal.
5. Turn front wheels towards
the road curb.
6. Turn the key to steering lock
position 0 and remove.
Note:
It is advisable to set the parking
brake whenever leaving the vehicle.
Also, when parking on hills, always
apply the parking brake. In addition,
move selector lever to position uP".
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Winter Driving Instructions
The most important rule for slippery
or icy roads is to drive sensibly and
to avoid abrupt acceleration, brak-
ing and steering action. Do not use
the cruise control system under
such conditions.
When the vehicle is in danger of
skidding, move selector lever to
position UN". Try to keep the
vehicle under control by corrective
steering action.
Road salts and chemicals can
adversely affect braking efficiency.
Increased pedal force may become
necessary to produce the normal
brake effect. We therefore recom-
mend depressing the brake pedal
repeatedly when traveling on salt-
strewn roads at length. This can
bring road salt impaired braking
efficiency back to normal. A prere-
quisite is, however, that this is
possible without endangering other
drivers on the road.
If the vehicle is parked after being
driven on salt treated roads, the
braking efficiency should be tested
as soon as possible after driving is
resumed while observing the safety
rules in the previous paragraph.