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H ot Engine
Turn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to
th e s to p and s ta rt en gine im m e dia te ly
w ith o u t d e p re ss in g the acce le ra to r.
Release the key as so o n as the
en gine is firin g regularly.
Turning off
Turn key in ste e rin g lo ck to p o s itio n
"
0
" and rem ove only w h e n th e veh icle
has s top ped .
S hould th e engine c o n tin u e to o p e r
ate w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo ck
p o s itio n " 0 " , refer to page 67.
W ith very high c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re s
(e.g. a fte r d riv in g on m ou ntain
pa sses), do n o t s h u t d o w n th e en gine
im m e d ia te ly b u t a llow it to run at
s lig h tly in cre a s e d id le sp e e d fo r
1
2
a n o th e r
-
m in u te s a p p ro xim a te ly.
Notes
Due to th e in sta lle d s ta rte r n o n -re
peat unit, the key in th e s te e rin g lo ck
0
m u s t be re tu rn e d to "
" p o s itio n
b e fo re m aking a new s ta rtin g a tte m p t.
O bse rve the oil p re s s u re gauge
im m e dia te ly a fte r sta rtin g . In a very
c o ld en gine the oil p re s s u re w ill only
rise slow ly, som e tim e a fte r the
S tartin g and Turning off the Engine
en gine has sta rte d . Do n o t spe ed up
th e en gine b e fo re p re ssu re is re g is
te re d on th e p re ssu re gauge.
The ch a rg e in d ic a to r lam p m u st go
o u t as so o n as th e e n gine has started .
If th e p re g lo w in d ic a to r fails to light
up, th e p re g lo w syste m is d e fe c
tive and sh o u ld be re p a ire d at a
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service s ta tio n at
th e e a rlie st p o s s ib le date.
In areas w h e re te m p e ra tu re s fre
q u e n tly d ro p b e lo w — 18° C /0 ° F, we
re co m m e n d to have a b lo c k heater
in sta lle d. Every M ER C E D E S -B E N Z
s e rvic e s ta tio n w ill readily advise you
on th is s u b je c t.
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