LOL, I won $100 for that. -Curt
On Saturday, January 22, 2022, 12:10:46 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: I can’t believe I just watched that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 22, 2022, at 10:59 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suspect you'll find it needs to be VERY cold before your ML won't start. > https://youtu.be/1VhcR7RmEto > See my '98 Jetta start at -10F after a soak to -20F overnight. It was a > struggle but it got there, Angie's car would have started if she had double > glowed. > My '15 Jetta fired right up at 0F this morning, barely cranked twice. I go > with the "drive as soon as there is oil pressure" theory. I don't like idling > if I don't have to. Of course I don't romp on it right away but a little > gentle driving will put heat into the engine much more quickly than idling > and at much less risk of oil dilution... > > -Curt > > > On Saturday, January 22, 2022, 10:06:43 AM EST, Robert Massmann via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well is was ‘9’ this morning and I had the new ML sitting outside. It has > warmed to 15 and I decided to see how it would start. It may have glowed a > little longer, but started just fine. I was wonder though how long I should > have it ideal before I start do driving it? I have had very cold starts with > my 95 E300D, but it warming it up was more about the getting the windshield > clear and defrosted than getting the engine up to a safe driving temperature. > > Regards, > > Bob Massmann > 2012 ML350 Bluetec 86K > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
