Starting The Engine - Flexifuel - Volvo S40 Owner's Manual

General information about starting
with Flexifuel
• Do not allow the starter motor to be
engaged for longer than 30 seconds.
• Release the ignition key as soon as the
engine has started.
• The immobiliser is activated in the event of
repeated start attempts. Before the start
attempts can then be repeated the key
must first be turned back to position I or 0.
In the event of starting difficulties
If the engine does not start as above then
proceed as follows:
– Depress the accelerator pedal 1/3 to 1/2.
– Turn the ignition key to position III.
– Release the key when the engine has
started and gradually ease off the acceler-
ator pedal as the engine speed increases.
If the engine still does not start:
– Depress the accelerator pedal and repeat
the last two steps.
Starting in low outside temperatures
If the temperature is expected to be lower
than –10 °C, then the recommendation is to
increase the concentration of petrol in the
tank by refuelling with unleaded petrol
95 octane if possible.
Approx. 10 litres of 95 octane petrol will
decrease the proportion of bioethanol E 85 in
a three-quarters full tank from 85 % to 70 %
which improves the cold starting properties
considerably.
NOTE
If the tank is only refuelled with
bioethanol E 85 and the engine is not pre-
heated then it will be difficult to start in
extreme cold.
Driveability – adaptation
Idling speed may be uneven after discon-
necting the battery or changing fuel type. The
engine then adapts to the new fuel mixture -
i.e. adaptation.
Adaptation continues for a short time follow-
ing a change of fuel type. A slightly longer
period of driving is required when the car has
been de-energised.
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Starting the engine – Flexifuel
Engine block heater
Connecting the engine block heater
An engine block heater should be used to
facilitate the quick starting of the engine
when the temperature is expected to be
lower than –10 °C and the car has been refu-
elled with bioethanol E 85. Cars designed for
Flexifuel have an electric engine block heater
1
as standard equipment . Starting and driv-
ing with a preheated engine involves signifi-
cantly lower emissions and reduced fuel con-
sumption. For this reason you should aim to
use the engine block heater throughout the
winter months. Read more about Flexifuel's
bioethanol E 85 fuel on page 245.
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Option on other engines.
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