I wish my 190E-2.3 Sportline 5-speed had reverse next to 4th like that in the pic of the 190D 5-speed. In my RHD version reverse is difficult to select having to lift and push across and back next to 2nd. It's always easier to lift and pull towards you for reverse.

I always find it amusing how questions regarding pedal layout in RHD versions come up. Some of the car is mirror imaged but pedals definitely aren't. Imagine the confusion it would cause when switching from LHD to RHD if the pedals were mirrored. It's bad enough remembering which side of the road to stay on and where to look for your mirrors. Strangely, the gear shift is the only thing that seems to come naturally regardless of which side of the car you sit to drive.

One confusing aspect we get in our RHD cars is the location of control stalks for blinkers etc. MB used to mirror these so that your right hand was for the blinkers and your left hand free for gear shifting. More recently (since the introduction of the W202 & W210), presumably to cut costs, they have copied most other manufacturers from LHD countries and left the blinker stalk on the left of the steering column.

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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.