Starting The Engine - Flexifuel - Volvo C30 Owner's Manual

General information about starting
with Flexifuel
• Do not allow the starter motor to be
engaged for longer than 30 seconds.
• Release the ignition key as soon as the
engine has started.
• The immobiliser is activated in the event of
repeated start attempts. Before the start
attempts can then be repeated the key
must first be turned back to position I or 0.
In the event of starting difficulties
If the engine does not start as above then
proceed as follows:
– Depress the accelerator pedal 1/3 to 1/2.
– Turn the ignition key to position III.
– Release the key when the engine has
started and gradually ease off the acceler-
ator pedal as the engine speed increases.
If the engine still does not start:
– Depress the accelerator pedal and repeat
the last two steps.
Starting in low outside temperatures
If the temperature is expected to be lower
than –10 C, then the recommendation is to
increase the concentration of petrol in the
tank by refuelling with unleaded petrol
95 octane if possible.
Approx. 10 litres of 95 octane petrol will
decrease the proportion of bioethanol E85 in
a three-quarters full tank from 85 % to 70 %
which improves the cold starting properties
considerably.
NOTE
If the tank is only refuelled with bioethanol
E85 and the engine is not preheated then it
will be difficult to start in extreme cold.
Driveability – adaptation
Idling speed may be uneven after discon-
necting the battery or changing fuel type. The
engine then adapts to the new fuel mixture -
i.e. adaptation.
Adaptation continues for a short time follow-
ing a change of fuel type. A slightly longer
period of driving is required when the car has
been de-energised.
06 Starting and driving
Starting the engine – Flexifuel
Engine block heater
Connecting the engine block heater
An engine block heater should be used to
facilitate the quick starting of the engine
when the temperature is expected to be
lower than –10 C and the car has been refu-
elled with bioethanol E85.
Cars designed for Flexifuel have an electric
engine block heater as standard equipment
Starting and driving with a preheated engine
involves significantly lower emissions and
reduced fuel consumption. For this reason
you should aim to use the engine block
heater throughout the winter months.
Read more about Flexifuel's bioethanol E85
fuel on page 237.
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