Safety Warnings
• This locomotive is to be used only with an ope-
rating system designed for it (Märklin 6646/6647
AC trans-former, Märklin Delta, Märklin Digital or
Märklin Systems). Under no circumstances should
transformers rated for an input of 220 volts be con-
nected to the American 110 volt household current
system.
• This locomotive must never be supplied with power
from more than one transformer.
• The feeder track must be equipped to prevent
interference with radio and television reception,
when the locomotive is to be run in conventional
operation. The 74046 interference suppression set
is to be used for this purpose. The interference sup-
pression set is not suitable for digital operation.
• Pay close attention to the safety warnings in the
instructions for your operating system.
Note
This locomotive may not be in the database for the
Mobile Station or the Central Station. You can operate
this locomotive under item no. 36850.
Function
• Possible operating systems:
6646/6647 Märklin Transformer, Märklin Delta,
Märklin Digital, Märklin Systems.
• Recognition of the mode of operation: automatic.
• Addresses that can be set: 01 – 80
• Address set at the factory: 24
Name set at the factory: BR 185 MRCE
• Adjustable acceleration/braking delay (simul-
taneous). Adjustable maximum speed.
• Setting the locomotive parameters (address, acce-
leration/braking delay, maximum speed): with the
Control Unit, Mobile Station, Central Station.
• Headlights, changing over with the direction of
travel.
The maintenance work necessary with normal ope-
ration of this locomotive is described below. Please
see your authorized Märklin dealer for repairs or spare
parts.
No warranty or damage claims shall be accepted in those cases
where parts neither manufactured nor approved by Märklin have
been installed in Märklin products or where Märklin products have
been converted in such a way that the non-Märklin parts or the
conversion were causal to the defects and/or damage arising. The
burden of presenting evidence and the burden of proof thereof,
that the installation of non-Märklin parts or the conversion in or
of Märklin products was not causal to the defects and/or damage
arising, is borne by the person and/or company responsible for the
installation and/or conversion, or by the customer.
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