Mercedes-Benz V 200 d, Operating Instructions Manual

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Starting the engine
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is a risk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
!
Do not depress the accelerator when start-
ing the engine.
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Before starting the engine, make sure that:
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all the doors are closed
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all the vehicle occupants are wearing their
seat belts correctly
i If you depress the brake pedal before start-
ing the engine, the pedal travel may be shorter
and pedal resistance higher.
If you depress the brake pedal again after
starting the engine, pedal travel and resist-
ance will be back to normal again.
Manual transmission
Gearshift pattern
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Reverse gear
1
–
6
Forward gears
C
Reverse gear pull ring
You can only start the engine if the clutch pedal
is depressed completely.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Depress the clutch pedal completely.
X Shift the manual transmission into neutral
N.
When starting the engine, if you do not depress
the clutch or fail to depress it sufficiently, the
display shows the message
To start the
engine, operate the clutch
.
Automatic transmission
X
Shift the transmission to position P
(
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page 178).
The transmission position indicator in the dis-
play shows P.
You can also start the engine in neutral N.
Starting the engine
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock
(
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page 172).
The
%
preglow indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up briefly.
X Once the
%
preglow indicator lamp goes
out, turn the key to position 3 in the ignition
lock and release it as soon as the engine is
running.
You can start the diesel engine without preglow
when the engine is warm.
If the diesel engine is cold, the engine idling
speed may be higher than normal after starting
the engine. The increased engine idling speed
will be automatically reduced to the normal
engine idling speed within several seconds.
The preglow system is malfunctioning if the
%
preglow indicator lamp lights up for
approximately one minute:
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after the ignition is switched on
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while the (diesel) engine is running
At extremely low outside temperatures, you may
then no longer be able to start the diesel engine.
Have the fault rectified at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Pulling away
Manual transmission
Pulling away
! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
Driving
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Driving and parking
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