Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 Manuale Utente

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Operation

Driving instructions

Driving off

Apply the brakes to test them briefly after
driving off. Perform this procedure only
when the road is clear of other traffic.

Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached.

Parking

When driving off on a slippery surface, do

not allow a drive wheel to spin for an extended
period with the ESP

switched off. Doing so may

cause serious damage to the drivetrain which is
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited War-
ranty.

Simultaneously depressing the accelerator

pedal and applying the brakes reduces engine
performance and causes premature brake and
drivetrain wear.

Warning!

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.

To reduce the risk of personal injury, or

damage to the vehicle or the vehicle

drivetrain, as a result of vehicle movement,

always do the following before turning off

the engine and leaving the vehicle:

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Keep right foot on brake pedal.

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Manual transmission: Move the gear
shift lever to neutral position (no gear
selected).

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Firmly depress the parking brake.

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Manual transmission: Move the gear
shift lever into first or reverse gear.

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Automatic transmission*: Move the
gear selector lever to position P.

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Slowly release brake pedal.

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When parked on an incline, turn front
wheels towards the road curb.

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Turn the SmartKey or the SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO* (Canada only) to
starter switch position 0 and remove, or
press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop but-
ton.

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Take the SmartKey or the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO

with you and lock the

vehicle when leaving.