Starting And Turning Off The Engine - Mercedes-Benz 190 E2.3 1985 Owner's Manual

Starting and Turning off the Engine

Engage parking brake before starting
the engine.
Move gearshift lever to neutral (selec­
tor lever positions " P" or " N" on auto­
matic transmissions).
Turn key in steering lock to position 2.
The charge indicator lamp must come
on.
Cold and Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. Do not depress accelerator.
Release key only when the engine is
finng regularly.
Turning off
Turn the key in the steering lock to
position 0 and only remove the key
when the vehicle is at standstill.
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.
Hints:
Due to the installed starter non-repeat
unit, the key in the steering lock must
be returned to 0 position before making
a new starting attempt.
Observe the oil pressure gauge
immediately after starting the engine.
In a very cold engine the oil pressure
will only rise slowly, some time after the
engine has started. Do not speed up
the engine before pressure is regis­
tered on the pressure gauge.
The charge indicator lamp must go out
as soon as the engine has started.
Should too much fuel have entered the
engine due to several unsuccessful
starting attempts and the engine will no
longer fire, depress the accelerator
while starling. Back off the accelerator
only when the engine is firing regularly.
In areas where temperatures fre­
quently drop below -2 5 °C /-1 3 °F , we
recommend that a block heater is
installed. Every MERCEDES-BENZ
dealer will advise you on this subject.
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