Mercedes Benz 2003 c 320 User Manual

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Operation

Driving instructions

Your vehicle is factory equipped with 
“H”-rated tires, which have a speed rating 
of 130 mph (210 km/h).

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

Your vehicle is factory equipped with 
“W”-rated tires, which have a speed rating 
of 168 mph (270 km/h).

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

Your vehicle is factory equipped with 
“Y”-rated tires, which have a speed rating 
of 188 mph (300 km/h).

An electronic speed limiter prevents your 
vehicle from exceeding a speed of 
155 mph (250 km/h).

Regardless of the tire speed rating, local 
speed limits should be obeyed. Use pru-
dent driving speeds appropriate to prevail-
ing conditions.

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 selector lever to position N or in 
case of manual transmission declutch. Try 
to keep the vehicle under control by cor-
rective steering action.

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Information on driving with snow 
chains, see “Snow chains” 
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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.