Gerry, the owner's manual specifies for cold start to hold the accelerator pedal to the floor and keep it there until after you release the key and the engine speed begins to increase, and then let up slowly so the engine doesn't die. Remember the governor in the fuel pump will limit the fuel so you cannot "flood" the engine. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On December 29, 2017 7:10:09 PM EST, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > >> Tis the season for difficult starting, so I put this together >yesterday: >> >http://www.jaimekop.com/2017/12/cold-starting-your-mercedes-diesel-facts-and-fiction/ >> Enjoy, >> Jaime Kopchinski >> http://www.jaimekop.com/ >> _______________________________________ > >Very good! >I didn't know MB starters/batteries were built for such long cranking. > >One more question: How much fuel should the engine be given during a >long cranking session? I've found that just a little more fuel than the >idle amount seemed to work best using any procedure. Comment? >Gerry > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >http://www.avg.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
