Mercedes-Benz S 350, Operator'S Manual

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Starting and Turning off the Engine
Starter Lock-Out
Important!
The engine can only be started, if the
vehicle was unlocked from the outside.
Before Starting
Engage parking brake and move the
selector lever to position "P" or "N".
Cold Engine
Turn key to steering lock position 2.
Charge indicator and pre-glow
indicator lamp should come on. The
preglow process starts. When the
preglow indicator lamp goes out, the
engine is ready for starting.
Ambient temperatures above
+ 14 °F (-10 °C):
Do not depress accelerator. Turn key
in steering lock clockwise to the
stop. Release key only when the
engine is firing regularly.
Ambient temperatures
below + 14 °F(-10 °C):
Depress accelerator fully. Turn key in
steering lock clockwise to the stop.
Release key only when the engine is
firing regularly and back off
accelerator slowly.
Do not interrupt the starting process. If
the engine is very cold, it is possible
that it will fail to start on subsequent
attempts.
At ambient temperatures below 0 °F
(-18 °C), depress accelerator three
times prior to starting.
Hot Engine
Turn key in steering lock clockwise to
the stop and start engine immediately
without depressing the accelerator.
Turning Off
Turn the key in the steering lock to
position 0 to stop the engine.
The key can only be removed with the
selector lever in position "P".
If the coolant temperature is very high
(e.g. after hard driving on mountain
roads), do not shut off the engine
immediately, but allow it to run for 1-2
minutes at increased idle speed with
selector lever in position "P" or "N".