Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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S ta rtin g and T u rn in g o ff th e E n g in e
E ngage p a rk in g bra ke and m ove th e
g e a r s e le c to r le ver in e ith e r “ P " o r
“ N ” p o s itio n b e fo re s ta rtin g th e
en gine.
Turn key to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 2.
T he c ha rge in d ic a to r lam p s h o u ld
c o m e on.
Cold 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 . Do n o t d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r.
Release key o n ly w h e n th e e n g in e is
firin g regularly.
A t a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s b e lo w
— 18° C (0° F), d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r
th re e tim e s p rio r to s ta rtin g .
Hot 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 . Do n o t d e p re s s a c c e le ra to r.
If th e e n g in e has n o t fire d a fte r
a p p ro x . 4 s e c o n d s , d e p re s s a c c e le ra ­
to r and c o n tin u e c ra n k in g u n til th e
e n g in e is firin g reg u la rly. R elease key
and b a c k o ff a c c e le ra to r.
A t very high c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re s the
en gine s ta rtin g tim e can be s h o rte n e d
if th e a c c e le ra to r is d e p re s s e d s lo w ly
at th e b e g in n in g o f th e s ta rtin g p ro ­
cess.
Turning off
Turn th e ke y to s te e rin g lo c k p o s i­
tio n 0 and o n ly re m o v e th e ke y w h en
th e v e h ic le is s to p p e d .
If th e c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re is v e ry high
(e.g. a fte r hard d riv in g on m o u n ta in
ro a d s ), d o n o t s h u t o ff th e e n gine
im m e dia te ly, a llo w it to run fo r
1 —2 m in u te s at in c re a s e d idle s pe ed .
Im p o rtan t!
D ue to th e in s ta lle d s ta rte r n o n ­
re p e a t un it, th e ke y m u s t be re tu rn e d
to s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 0 b e fo re a
n e w s ta rtin g a tte m p t is m ade.
O b s e rv e th e oil p re s s u re gauge
im m e d ia te ly a fte r s ta rtin g th e en gine.
In a v e ry c o ld e n g in e th e oil p re s s u re
w ill o n ly rise slo w ly, so m e tim e a fte r
th e e n g in e has s ta rte d . Do n o t sp e e d
up th e e n g in e 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 s h o u ld go
o u t as s o o n as th e e n g in e has sta rte d .
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 — 25° C
( — 13° F ),w e re c o m m e n d th a t a
b lo c k h e a te r be in sta lle d . Y o u r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer
w ill ad vise y o u on th is s u b je c t.