Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983, Owner'S Manual

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S ta rtin g and Turning off th e Engine
H o t Engine
T urn 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 e n gine im m e d ia te ly
w ith o u t d e p re s s in g th e a c c e le ra to r.
Release th e key as s o o n as th e
e n gine is firin g regularly.
Turning off
T urn key in s te e rin g lo c k to p o s itio n
“ 0 " and rem o ve on ly w h e n th e veh icle
has s to p p e d .
S hould th e en gine c o n tin u e to o p e r­
ate w ith th e key in s te e rin g lo c k
p o s itio n “ 0 ” , re fe r 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 o u n ta in
p a s s e s ), d o n o t s h u t d o w n th e e n gine
im m e d ia te ly b u t a llo w it to run at
s lig h tly in c re a s e d id le sp e e d fo r
a n o th e r
1 - 2 m in u te s a p p ro x im a te ly .
N otes
Due to th e in sta lle d s ta rte r n o n -re ­
pe at unit, th e key in th e s te e rin g lo c k
m u s t be re tu rn e d to “
0 " p o s itio n
b e fo re m aking a ne w s ta rtin g a tte m p t.
O b se rve th e oil p re s s u re gauge
im m e d ia te ly a fte r s ta rtin g . In a very
c o ld e n gine th e oil p re s s u re w ill only
rise slow ly, som e tim e a fte r the
e n gine has sta rte d . Do n o t sp e e d up
th e e n gine b e fo re p re s s u re is re g is ­
te re d on th e p re s s u re gauge.
The c h a rg e in d ic a to r lam p m u s t go
o u t as s o o n as th e e n g in e has s ta rte d .
If th e p re g lo w in d ic a to r fails to lig h t
up, th e p re g lo w s y s te m is d e fe c ­
tiv e and s h o u ld be re p a ire d at a
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z s e rv ic e s ta tio n at
th e e a rlie s t p o s s ib le date.
In areas w h e re te m p e ra tu re s fr e ­
q u e n tly d ro p b e lo w — 18° C /0 ° F, we
re c o m m e n d to have a b lo c k he ater
in s ta lle d . Every M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
s e rv ic e s ta tio n w ill rea dily advise you
on th is s u b je c t.