Mercedes-Benz W114 User manual

Owner'sManual
W114 W115

Our company and staff wish you many hours of enjoyment
with your new vehicle.
You have placed a lot of trust in our company name by
purchasing a MERCEDES, from which you may expect that
it will give you long service with a minimum of trouble, and
is easy
to operate.
We have just one request
to make, hoping that it will benefit
you
as weil:
Please
do not put this manual aside without first carefully
reading it.
You may notice that it contains many important
recommendations that should make the operation
of your
MERCEDES easier and even increase your pleasure driving
it.
We wish you many miles of motoring pleasure.
Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
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Doors
Master -square headed -fits
all locks on the car.
button
handle in
8
1
2
and Unlocking of Doors
From the outside: turn key.
From the inside: actuate safety
(sedan) or lever
1 Unlocking
2 Locking
When the is
the rear cannot be
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trom the outside or the
One cannot lock:
• the driver's
door if it is open.
• each door if the door lock has
not fully.
In this case open the door and
close it

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Master Lock SVI;teIM
The master lock system simultane-
locks
or unlocks tnl"1otlhor
driver's door all
doors, fuel tank filler flap and trunk
lid. As the driver's
door plunger is
moved, the plungers of all other
doors must move at the same time.
If this is not the case, the lock of
the door has not
Open the door once
more and close it correctly. Master
lock and childproof locks
are of each other.
When the master
lock system has
been applied, the
lock plungers of
the front door and the
rear doors can be nr"o. .. ",ton
manually. In addition to
front door can be
or means of the
can be
the plunger
on door. plungers
of the other doors cannot be
On a vehicle with master lock
the trunk lid can also be
unlocked separately. Turn master
counterclockwise to the
in the trunk lock button
and lift the lid. Return the
its initial and withdraw
To lock lid, close it firmly. It will
then be locked again the master
lock
""\I,<","'''' has been made to
persons.
locking of the
I"\"'~'~I\/Ö prevention
unauthorized
Before leaving vehicle with an
attendant, lock trunk lock with
master
Doors
the trunk lock has been
the operation of the
and cannot be
with the square-
key.
To reverse this, turn trunk lock
counter-clockwise back to hori-
zontal position of the tumbier
slot with master key. Lock will then
be in master lock
system, is, it will automatically
be locked or unlocked rlo"" .... ,"'rI,; .... ,...
on whether the driver's door
is locked or unlocked.
onvacuum by
A reservoir allows the
master lock system to be actuated
about fife times after the
is turned off. If the
no be emlaQ:ea,
for a
If no vacuum is available, the locks
can be actuated individually in the
normal manner. The fuel tank filler
however, remains unlocked.
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Doors
To actuate catch:
1 Unlocked
2 Locked
When closed, the
doors can no
be opened from inside. The
Inl ..... I"LfOn doors can be from
outside (plunger up).
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Electric Window Llfters
Switch
group for window lifters
1 front, left
2 rear,left
3 rear,
4 front,
S
pmmlcm "2".
window) located in a switch
group in front of the
oddments tray.
2. actuation of the individual
C>U/'Tl"t'\OC> (5) under each rear side
window. If switch is
not
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is "" .. ", .. ,o ... to,r1
When the ignition switch is turned
off, the windows cannot be

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Front Seat Adjustmlent
Forward/backward
lift handle
(1), sUde seat to desired
position and allow handle to
reengage.
Backrest tilt: turn handwheel (2)
forwards or backwards to achieve
desired oositlion
Backrests are vacuum-
when the dors are closed.
One can unlock them from the rear
seat by means of a button
accommodated
in the respective
lateral of the rear
With
backrests will
forward without pressing the
buttons.
Headrest
headrest to the back
of head at the of the upper
end of ear. For height
ment or for removal, push hQ,:>nr'o",+
forward (1).
To detach the headrest, release
arrester a button to
be feit
material.
Seats
Front seats: Button below UH head-
rest (2).
Rear seals
between
Arm Rest (rear
A center arm rest is
in the
r~ar seat which can pulled out
wlth a When replacing, lift at
the rear. the removal of the rear
se at cushion see "Practical Hints".
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Seats
Beils
belt warning system:
marked "FASTEN SEAT
is illuminate
for 4-8
seconds if the steering lock is in
,..,.'""~.~"'.., "2". If the safety belt of the
seat is
not fastened a
warning buzzer sounds
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Fastening of
front and outer rear
seat belts (with inertia reel):
• Pull belt with tongue
(1) across
shoulder and The belt must
not be twisted and must be tight.
• Press tongue
(1) into buckle
and allow to engage audibly.
Unfasten,
front and rear:
• red button "PRESS"
in (2).
• Return tongue
(1) to initial
(without
• Pull belt across the
lt must
not be twisted and must be
• Press into
buckle and
allow to engage audibly.
.~h",,",,,,,t of rear center seat belt:
turn belt
buckle (on
to be at
to the belt the tongue.
To shorten, pull loose end of belt.

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The safety belt inertia reel (4) stops
the belt unwinding further in case of
vehicle deceleration in any
direction or if the belt is pulled out
quickly.
The rear center seat belt can
be
Functional test:
The
function of the inertia
reel can be braking,
negotiating abend or by pulling the
belt out quickly.
Seats
Note:
No safety
belt can be used for more
than one Belts are not
intended children (below the age
of 6).
After an accident or in case of
substantial damage to the webbing,
the belts being used must
be replaced. The belt anchors in the
vehicle must be checked.
No modifications which affect the
of the belt must be made.
ask at your
ERGE:DE:S-·BE:N2 service station.
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Instruments and Controls
1 Switch for rear passenger compartment light
2 brake release button
3 Hood release lever
4 Light switch
5 Combination
switch
6 ContraI knob for windshield washer system.
When in the windshield are
also
!:I"""'/!:IToI:Il"I
7 brake pedal
8 Horn contral
9
lock with switch
10
Selector lever
11
and ventilation
12 A/C Temperature
control switch
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Loudspeaker -fader control
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14 Lighter
15 Catalyst indicator
(only California vehicles of type
When the red
indicator light comes on,
the catalyst must be replaced.
16 Seat belt warning
17 Radio
18 Hazard flasher switch
19 Ashtray
20 Electric sliding roof control
21 Switch for heated rear window
22 Automatie cruise control
23 Glove compartment, lighted (only if
lock is in position 2)
24 Control levers side
25 Air vents side ventilation)

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Inst:rument:s and Cont:rols