Mercedes-Benz 240 D 1978, Руководство пользователя

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Em erg ency-startin g and T o w in g th e Veh icle
T ow ing eyes are situated un­
derneath the fro n t and rear
end on the RH side. Use a to w -
bar or long cable.
T ow -sta rt vehicle only w ith the
battery connected.
Caution: Remember, however, th at
until the engine is running, the
pow er steering and pow er brakes
do not offe r assistance and co n ­
siderable additional e ffo rt is re­
quired to steer and stop the car.
Em ergency S ta rtin g o f an
Engine (T o w -s ta rtin g ) in a V e ­
hicle w ith A u to m a tic T ra n s ­
mission
Turn idle speed adjusting knob
counterclockw ise to the stop. S h ift
selector lever to "N " and turn key
in steering lock to position "2".
Have vehicle tow ed. Having a t­
tained a speed o f 18 mph
(30 km /h ) — cold transm ission —
or 30 mph (50 km /h) — w arm
transm ission — keep on driving at
this speed fo r approxim ately 2 m in­
utes to ensure su fficien t fluid
pressure in the transmission.
To crank the engine, s h ift selector
lever to "L " (300 D, 300 CD - "S ").
Touch the accelerator only w hen
the engine starts firing. As soon
as the engine has started, im m edia­
tely return selector lever to "N ".
A d ju st idle speed. It is im p o rta n t to
allow the engine to idle fo r at
least 3 m inutes before starting o ff
because the preglow ing process
starts w hen the key is in steering
lock position "2 " and is not im m e­
diately disrupted after the engine
has been tow -started. During this
tim e the preglowing process is cut
out autom atically.
If the engine has not fired after a
fe w seconds, shift the selector lever
from "L " to "N " to protect the
transm ission from damage.
For a new starting attem pt, to w -
start the vehicle fo r some tim e
again w ith the selector lever in po­
sition "N " and repeat the starting
procedure.
The same m ethod can be used to
start the engine in emergencies
w hen rolling dow nhill.