STARTING A DIESEL
ENGINE
Cold or hot engine
All vehicles
Note:
When the temperature is
below -15ºC (5ºF), you may need to
crank the engine for up to 25
seconds. If you consistently operate
the vehicle in such temperatures, we
recommend that you have an engine
block heater fitted.
Note:
Continue cranking the engine
until it starts.
Note:
You can only operate the
starter for a maximum of 30 seconds
at a time.
Switch the ignition on and
wait until the glow plug
indicator goes off.
Vehicles with manual
transmission
Note:
Do not touch the accelerator
pedal.
1. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
2. Start the engine.
Vehicles with automatic
transmission
1. Select park or neutral.
2. Fully depress the brake pedal.
3. Start the engine.
SWITCHING OFF THE
ENGINE
Vehicles with a
turbocharger
CAUTION
Do not switch the engine off
when it is running at high speed.
If you do, the turbocharger will
continue running after the engine oil
pressure has dropped to zero. This
will lead to premature turbocharger
bearing wear.
Release the accelerator pedal. Wait
until the engine has reached idle
speed and then switch it off.
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Starting the engine
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