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HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
Diesel eengines
Glow pplug ssystem
After switching to the driving position
(ignition on) the required glow plug
warm-up time is indicated by a lamp
which is controlled by the coolant temper-
ature. See “Warning lamps” chapter.
Starting aa ccold eengine
Ambient temperature above +5 °C:
The engine can be started without pre-
glow. Do not depress throttle during the
starting procedure.
Ambient temperature below +5 °C:
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Turn the key in the ignition lock to posi-
tion
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the glow plug warning lamp comes
on. It goes out when the ignition temper-
ature is reached.
While tthe gglow pplugs aare wworking ddo
not sswitch oon aany hheavy ccurrent ccon-
sumers bbecause tthis wwould pplace aan
unnecessary lload oon tthe bbattery.
If the engine does still not start, this may
be due to a blow out of the preheating
fuse. See "Fuses" chapter.
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When the warning lamp goes out, start
the engine immediately.
Do not depress the accelerator while
starting.
If the engine only fires irregularly, con-
tinue to operate the starter a few seconds
longer (30 seconds at maximum) until the
engine runs under its own power.
If the engine does not start, switch the
glow plugs on again and try starting it
again as described.
Starting aa wwarm eengine
The glow plug lamp does not come on –
the engine can be started straight away.
Starting aafter rrunning oout oof ffuel
If the tank on vehicles with a diesel
engine was empty, starting after filling
with diesel fuel can take longer than nor-
mal – up to one minute. This is because
the fuel system must first be freed of air
before starting.
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