Starting And Turning Off The Engine - Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3 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 Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. If necessary, press down the
accelerator slowly after the engine has
started firing. Release key only when
the engine is firing regularly.
Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. Depress the accelerator slow­
ly (if the engine is very hot, depress the
accelerator to the floor). Release the
key and back off the accelerator as
soon as the engine is firing 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 im­
mediately but allow it to run on 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 imme­
diately 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 registe­
red 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 starting. In this way the mixture
becomes combustible again. Back off
the accelerator only when the engine is
firing regularly.
In areas where temperatures frequent­
ly drop below -2 5 ° C /- 1 3 ° F , we
recommend that a block heater is ins­
talled. Every MERCEDES-BENZ servi­
ce station will advise you on this sub­
ject.