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Originally Posted by Varrattu
There is nothing wrong.
In some parts the manuals of the Luftwaffe are a little confusing. Concerning the BF109E-3 radiator ... ...
"AUF" means "EXTEND" - If the radiator flaps are fully extended, the indicator / pins are extended (fully visible).
"ZU" means "RETRACT" - If the radiator flaps are fully retracted, the indicator / pins are also retracted.
@Cheesehawk (05-05-2011 02:32 PM)
Your explanation should convince the last doubter 
Happy landings
Varrattu
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I should have mentioned at the start that I'm half German so I'm not using Google translate either when I read the manual.
Yes 'auf' means extended (open) and in the manual it says versenkter Stab (sunken rod) when the Klappe/flap is 'Auf'/open; which is the opposite of what appears in the game.
If 'auf' were meant to mean 'up' then it would be Klappe hoch you would never so 'auf' in that context.
It does seem counter intuitive to do this in terms of reducing drag (although it would be minimal) but I'm going by what the manual says and by the indicators drawn on the rod itself, they must have copied it's appearance from somewhere and presently they make no sense.