Hello all,
I just bought a Mercedes 1986 420sel in (I think) good condition, but it didn't have an owners manual. I love the car, but have a few questions:
- Is there any place I can find an owners manual online or on CD? I subscribed to formatting linkwhich has a pretty good online repair manual but no owners manual. I.E. there is a yellow light that looks like a "danger engine will explode promptly" kind of light that goes on when the lights are on, but not when the lights are off? I'm obvious wondering what this dummy light is...
- Is the transmission on these things 3 speed or 4 speed? At 65 mph, it runs at about 4000 RPM, and this seems a bit high. At that rate the car would redline at 80mph. Not that I want to go faster, but mileage would be much better if it would kick down on the highway...
- also, what's with the Drive mode on the stick? There appears to be a forward mode (which I guess only allows gears 1&2), and back mode (toward the 2) which allows gears 1,2,3.. Again with out an owners manual I have no idea... Many thanks for any help in advance.....
Steve