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09-29-2003, 09:45 PM
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Speedometer marking question
I should know the answer to this one since I have been driving MBs for over 25 years but I have never bothered to find out.
Since about 1973 in Australia, we have had speedometers that read in kilometres rather than miles. All the MBs delivered here since that time have had the "Euro" speedometers with the yellow markings between 50 and 60km/h. What are these markings for? I notice that the UK and US speedometers with MPH and km/h don't have the same markings. Whilst searching for an answer I found a pic posted recently regarding the markings for the maximum speeds in each gear. I hope Vronsky does not mind me using his pic. Ignore the markings he has circled that related to his question, it is the yellow shading between 50 and 60 that interests me.
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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership). 107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour. 124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex. 201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather. 201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex. 201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather. 
Last edited by Greg in Oz; 09-30-2003 at 01:16 AM. 
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09-29-2003, 10:03 PM
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Hi Greg,
the city speed limit in Germany is 50 km/h, so my guess is that this band helps to see with one look whether you are "in a safe" speed, as the first few kilometer above will not get you stopped plus the fact that the speedometer indicates a slightly higher speed than actually driven. Its just my guess, though, but I believe the last VW I drove in Germany had that band, too. Regards Reinhard Kreutzer
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09-30-2003, 12:36 AM
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Whoops!
  Sorry, I didn't read your post all the way through! I would love to delete it, please? It hurts my pride. Its late here and my brain is on empty. Sorry. I think Reinhard is right, too. Speed limits are taken quite strictly over there.
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09-30-2003, 12:48 AM
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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership). 107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour. 124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex. 201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather. 201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex. 201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather.
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09-30-2003, 01:02 AM
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I believe those markings indicate maximum speed in the corresponding gear. One "dash" = max speed in first, etc. . .
I may be wrong, but my theory seems to work.
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09-30-2003, 01:11 AM
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What I am asking is what the shading between 50 and 60 is for?
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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership). 107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour. 124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex. 201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather. 201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex. 201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather.
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#7
09-30-2003, 01:41 AM
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RKreutzer has got it right.
The yellow 'shading' between the 50 and 60 km/h marks is there to indicate the speed range you should be driving in, when in city areas. Many european cars have 'shading' in the 110 - 120 km/h marks to indicate the speed range for the freeways too. It's as simple as that.. Freestyler
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10-01-2003, 04:14 AM
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Thanks Reinhard and Freestyler. I won't have to wonder about those markings again.
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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership). 107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour. 124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex. 201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather. 201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex. 201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather.
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