Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 Manuale Utente

An electronic speed limiter prevents your 
vehicle from exceeding a speed of 130 
mph (210 km/h).

The factory equipped tires on your vehicle 
may have a tire speed rating above the 
maximum speed permitted by the elec-
tronic speed limiter.

Make sure your tires have the required tire 
speed rating as specified for your vehicle in 
the “Technical data” section (

for example when purchasing new tires.

For information on how to identify the tire 
speed rating on a tire’s sidewall, see “Tire 
size designation, load and speed rating” 
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If you are uncertain about the correct read-
ing of the information given on a tire’s side-
wall, any authorized Mercedes-Benz 
Center will be glad to assist you.

The most important rule for slippery or icy 
roads is to drive sensibly and to avoid 
abrupt acceleration, braking and steering 
maneuvers. Do not use the cruise control 
system under such conditions.

When the vehicle is in danger of skidding, 
move gear selector lever to position N. Try 
to keep the vehicle under control by cor-
rective steering action.

Road salts and chemicals can adversely 
affect braking efficiency. Increased pedal 
force may become necessary to produce 
the normal braking effect.

Depressing the brake pedal periodically 
when traveling at length on salt-strewn 
roads can bring road-salt impaired braking 
efficiency back to normal. 

If the vehicle is parked after being driven 
on salt-treated roads, the braking efficien-
cy should be tested as soon as possible af-
ter driving is resumed.

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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 vehi-

cle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pre-

vent this type of control loss.

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Make sure not to endanger any other road 

users when carrying out these braking ma-

neuvers.