Starting And Turning Off; The Engine - Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL 1993 Owner's Manual

Starting and Turning O ff the
Engine
Before Starting
Engage parking brake and move
the selector lever to position " P"
or " N " . Turn key in steering lock
to position 2. The charge indicator
lamp should come on.
Cold Engine
Turn key in steering lock clock­
wise to the stop. Do not depress
accelerator. Release key only
when the engine is firing regularly.
Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clock­
wise to the stop. Do not depress
accelerator. If the engine has not
fired after approx. 4 seconds,
depress accelerator and continue
cranking until the engine is firing
regularly. Release key and back
off accelerator.
At very high coolant temperatures
the engine starting time can be
shortened if the accelerator is de­
pressed slowly at the beginning of
the starting process.
Turning Off
Turn the key in the steering lock to
position 0 to stop the engine.
The key can only be removed with
the selector lever in position " P" .
If the coolant temperature is very
high (e.g. after hard driving on
mountain roads), do not shut off
the engine immediately, but allow
it to run for 1 - 2 minutes at in­
creased idle speed with selector
lever in position " P" or " N" .
Important!
Due to the installed starter non­
repeat feature, the key must be
turned completely to the left before
attempting to start the engine
again.
Observe the oil pressure gauge
immediately after starting the
engine. In a very cold engine the
oil pressure will rise slowly after
the engine has started. Do not
speed up the engine before pres­
sure is registered on the pressure
gauge. If you do not see the
gauge register oil pressure, stop
the engine and have it checked.
The charge indicator lamp should
go out as soon as the engine has
started.
In areas where temperatures fre­
quently drop below -4 ° F (-20°C )
we recommend that an engine
block heater be installed. Your
authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer
will advise you on this subject.
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