Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 User Manual

Manual transmission is standard 
equipment on C 300 Sport and not 
available on other models.

For information on driving with a manual 
transmission, see “Manual transmission” 
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For vehicles equipped with a manual trans-

mission, getting out of your vehicle with the 

gearshift lever not engaged in first or 

reverse gear and parking brake engaged is 

dangerous.

Also, when parked on an incline, an engaged 

first or reverse gear alone may not prevent 

your vehicle from moving, possibly hitting 

people or objects.

Always set the parking brake in addition to 

engaging first or reverse gear (

When parked on an incline, turn front wheels 

towards the road curb.

Do not park this vehicle in areas where 

combustible materials such as grass, hay or 

leaves can come into contact with the hot 

exhaust system, as these materials could be 

ignited and cause a vehicle fire.

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the 

SmartKey from the starter switch, take it 

with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave 

children unattended in the vehicle, or with 

access to an unlocked vehicle. Children 

could move the gearshift lever, which could 

result in an accident and/or serious person-

al injury.

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On slippery road surfaces, never downshift 

in order to obtain braking action. This could 

result in drive wheel slip and reduced 

vehicle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not 

prevent this type of loss of control.

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Make sure absolutely no objects are ob-

structing the pedals’ range of movement. 

Keep the driver’s footwell clear of all obsta-

cles. If there are any floormats or carpets in 

the footwell, make sure the pedals still have 

sufficient clearance.

During sudden driving or braking maneuvers 

the objects could get caught between or be-

neath the pedals. You could then no longer 

brake or accelerate. This could lead to acci-

dents and injury.