Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984, Owner'S Manual

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S ta rtin g a n d T u rn in g o ff th e E ngine
E ngage p a rk in g brake b e fo re s ta rt­
ing th e engine.
M ove g e a rs h ift lever to neutral
(s e le c to r lever p o s itio n s " P ” o r “ N ”
on a u to m a tic tra n sm issio n s).
Cold Engine
T u rn key in s te e rin g lo c k to p o s i­
tio n 2. C harge in d ic a to r and pre ­
g lo w in d ic a to r lam p m ust com e on.
The p re g lo w p ro ce ss starts. W hen
th e p re g lo w in d ic a to r goes out, the
e n g in e is ready fo r sta rtin g .
A m b ie n t T e m p e ra tu re
e xce e d in g 0° C/ + 32° F:
T u rn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e
to th e stop. Do n o t depress a c c e l­
e rator. Release key o n ly w hen the
e n g ine is firin g regularly.
A m b ie n t T e m p e ra tu re
b e lo w 0° C l + 3 2 ° F:
D epress a c c e le ra to r and c lu tc h p e d ­
al (if a p p lic a b le ) to th e flo o r. Turn
key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to the
stop. Release key o n ly w hen the en ­
g in e is firin g re g u la rly and b a ck o ff
a c c e le ra to r slow ly.
Do n o t in te rru p t th e s ta rtin g p ro c ­
ess. If th e e n g in e is very co ld it is
p o ssib le th a t it w ill fa il to s ta rt on
s u b s e q u e n t attem pts.
Hot Engine
T u rn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e
to th e sto p and s ta rt e n g in e im m e d i­
ately w ith o u t d e p re ssin g th e a c c e l­
e ra to r. Release th e key as soon as
th e e n g in e is firin g regularly.
Turning off
T u rn key in s te e rin g lo c k to p o si­
tio n 0 and rem ove o n ly w h e n the
ve h ic le has sto p p e d .
S h o u ld th e e n g in e 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, re fe r to page 60.
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 o u n ta in
passes), do n o t s h u t d o w n th e en ­
g in e im m e d ia te ly b u t a llo w it to run
at s lig h tly increased id le speed fo r
a n o th e r 1 - 2 m in u te s a p p ro x i­
m ately.
N otes
Due to th e in sta lle d s ta rte r n o n ­
repeat u nit, the key in the steering
lo c k m u st be re tu rn e d to 0 p o sitio n
b efo re m aking a new s ta rtin g at­
tem pt.
O bserve th e oil pressure gauge im ­
m e d ia te ly a fte r s ta rtin g . In a very
c o ld e n g in e the oil pressure w ill o n ­
ly rise slow ly, som e tim e a fte r the
e n g in e has sta rte d . Do n o t speed up
th e e n g in e befo re p ressure is regis­
tered on th e p ressure gauge.
The ch a rg e in d ic a to r lam p m ust go
o u t as soon as th e e n g in e has
started.
If th e p re g lo w in d ic a to r fa ils to lig h t
up, th e p re g lo w system is defective
and s h o u ld be repaired at a
MERCEDES-BENZ service sta tio n at
th e e a rlie s t p o ssib 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 - 1 8 ° C/0° F, we
re co m m e n d th a t a b lo c k heater is
in sta lle d . Every MERCEDES-BENZ
service s ta tio n w ill advise you on
th is su b je ct.
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