Starting A Petrol Engine - E85 - Ford Mondeo Owner's Handbook Manual

2. Start the engine.
Vehicles with automatic
transmission
Note: Do not touch the accelerator
pedal.
1. Select park or neutral.
2. Fully depress the brake pedal.
3. Start the engine.
All vehicles
If the engine does not start within 15
seconds, wait for a short period and try
again.
If the engine does not start after three
attempts, wait 10 seconds and follow the
Flooded engine procedure.
If you have difficulty starting the engine
when the temperature is below -25ºC
(-13ºF), press the accelerator pedal
between ¼ to ½ of its travel and try again.
Flooded engine
Vehicles with manual transmission
1. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
2. Fully depress the accelerator pedal
and hold it there.
3. Start the engine.
Vehicles with automatic
transmission
1. Select park or neutral.
2. Fully depress the accelerator pedal
and hold it there.
3. Fully depress the brake pedal.
4. Start the engine.
All vehicles
If the engine does not start, repeat the
Cold or hot engine procedure.
Starting the engine
130
Engine idle speed after starting
The speed at which the engine idles
immediately after starting will vary
depending on the engine temperature.
If the engine is cold then the idle speed
will automatically be increased in order to
heat the catalytic converter as quickly as
possible. This ensures that vehicle
emissions are kept to an absolute
minimum.
The idle speed will slowly decrease to the
normal level as the catalytic converter
warms up.
STARTING A PETROL
ENGINE - E85
For general information on starting a
petrol engine. See Starting a petrol
engine (page 129).
Starting at low ambient
temperatures
When the temperature is lower than -10°C
(14°F) and the vehicle is filled with E85, an
engine block heater should be used to
facilitate starting. See Engine heater
(page 132). Failure to do this will result in a
non start.
If the temperature is expected to remain
below -10°C (14°F), it is recommended
that you increase the proportion of petrol
in the tank by topping up with 95 octane
unleaded petrol if the tank is not already
full. About 10 litres (2.2 gallons) of petrol
will reduce the proportion of E85 in a ¾
full tank from 85% to 70% and will
considerably improve cold start capability.
If, at very low temperatures, the tank is
filled with only E85 and there is no way to
use an engine block heater, you may
experience difficulties starting the engine.