Mercedes-Benz 560 SL 1986 Owner's Manual page 17

Starting and Turning off the Engine
Engage parking brake and move
the gear selector lever in either "P"
or "N" position before starting the
engine.
Turn key to steering lock position 2.
The charge indicator lamp should
come on.
Cold Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise
to the stop. Do not depress accel­
erator. Release key only when the
engine is firing regularly.
At ambient temperatures of less
than — 18° C (0° F), depress accel­
erator three times prior to starting.
Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise
to the stop. Do not depress accel­
erator. 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 accele­
rator.
At very high coolant temperatures
the engine starting time can be
shortened if the accelerator is
depressed slowly at the beginning
of the starting process.
Turning off
Turn the key to steering lock posi­
tion 0 and only remove the key
when the vehicle is stopped.
If the coolant temperature is very
high (e.g. after hard driving on
mountain roads), do not shut off
the engine immediately, allow it to
run for 1-2 minutes at increased
idle speed.
Important:
Due to the installed starter non­
repeat unit, the key must be
returned to steering lock position 0
before a new starting attempt is
made.
Observe the oil pressure gauge im­
mediately after starting the engine.
In a very cold engine the oil pres­
sure will only rise slowly, some time
after the engine has started. Do not
speed up the engine before pres­
sure is registered on the pressure
gauge.
The charge indicator lamp should
go out as soon as the engine has
started.
Should too much fuel have entered
the engine due to several unsuc­
cessful starting attempts and the
engine will no longer fire, depress
the accelerator while starting. This
should make the mixture combus­
tible again. Back off the accelerator
only when the engine is firing regu­
larly.
In areas where temperatures
frequently drop below — 25° C
(— 13° F), we recommend that a
block heater is installed. Every
MERCEDES-BENZ dealer will
advise you on this subject.