Mercedes-Benz 260 E 124 1987, Owner'S Manual

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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 to steering lock position 2.
The charge indicator lamp should
come on.
Cold Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. Do not depress accelerator.
Release key only when the engine is
firing regularly.
At ambient temperatures of less than
—18°C (0°F), depress accelerator
three times prior to starting.
Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop. Do not depress accelerator.
If the engine has not fired after ap­
prox. 4 seconds, depress accelerator
and continue cranking until the engine
is firing regularly. Release key and
back off accelerator.
At very high coolant temperatures the
engine starting time can be shortened
if the accelerator is depressed slowly
at the beginning of the starting
process.
Turning off
Turn the key to steering lock position 0
and only remove the key when the
vehicle is stopped.
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.
important:
Due to the installed starter non-repeat
unit, the key must be returned to
steering lock position 0 before a new
starting attempt is made.
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 bevore pressure is regis­
tered on the pressure gauge.
The charge indicator lamp should go
out as soon as the engine has started.
Should too much fuel have entered
the engine due to several unsuccess­
ful starting attempts and the engine
will no longer fire, depress the accele­
rator while starting. This should make
the mixture combustible again. 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. Any MERCEDES-BENZ
dealer will advise you on this subject.