Starting The Engine - Volvo 164 Owner's Manual

Before your first drive
Before you begin driving your new Volvo, we would advise you to become familiar with
the vehicle and the various instruments and controls used during driving. When you are
comfortably seated with the safety belt fastened and are acquainted with the location
of the various controls, you are ready to begin driving.
Start the engine B 30 A
as follows:
1. Check that the parking brake is on and
the gear lever is in neutral (position N
or P, autom. transmissions).
2. When the engine is cold, pull the choke
control out fully.
3. Always make a habit of depressing the
clutch pedal until the engine starts.
4. Turn the ignition key to the starting po-
sition. Release the key as soon as the
engine has started.
5. Push in the choke control until the best
i dling speed is obtained. As the engine
becomes warmer push in the control
more and more. Drive for as short a
period as possible with the choke out.
Thanks to the preheating arrangement
the engine should run smoothly already
a couple of minutes or so after starting.
When the engine is warm, the control
should be pushed right in.
When starting a warm engine. Depress
the accelerator pedal halfway.
I f the engine does not start immediately,
tramp the pedal to the bottom and keep
it there until the engine starts.
Never race up an engine immediately
after starting from cold.
Start the engine B 30 E (injection
engine)
as follows:
1. Check that the parking brake is on and
the gear lever is in neutral (position N
or P, autom. transmission).
2. Always make a habit of depressing the
clutch pedal until the engine starts.
3. Turn the ignition key to the starting po-
sition. Release the key as soon as the
engine has started.
Note. Do not depress the accelerator
pedal if the engine is cold. If the en-
gine stops, start it again without de-
pressing the accelerator pedal.
I f the engine is warm, the accelerator
pedal should be pressed down about
half-way. Avoid repeated short attempts
to start. (In the case of each new at-
tempt, the starting valve functions and
causes fuel to be injected into the inlet
duct.) Instead, allow the starter motor to
operate for a rather longer time (but
not more than 15-20 seconds) each
ti me.
Never race up an engine immediately
after starting from cold.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Starting in garage
Before starting your car in a garage, al-
ways open the garage doors. The exhaust
gases from the engine contain carbon
monoxide gas which is poisonous and par-
ticularly dangerous since it is invisible and
odorless.
Warming up the engine
Experience has shown that engines in ve-
hicles used for frequent stopping and start-
i ng are subject to abnormally rapid wear.
The reason for this is that the engine is
not given a chance to reach its normal
working temperature. When the engine is
cold, it should just be taken up to its nor-
mal working temperature as quickly as
possible. Therefore, do not idle the en-
gine too long but start driving with a light
l oad on the engine as soon as the oil pres-
sure light has gone out.
Driving with the luggage compartment
lid open
While driving with the luggage compart-
ment lid partly or fully open, exhaust gases
can be sucked into the car through the
trunk. Normally, this involves no risk to the
passengers. However, the following advice
should be followed on such occasions:
1. Keep all windows closed.
2. Set the fresh air and defroster controls
to the fully-opened position and the fan
switch to full speed.
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