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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Unhappy startup problem on my 2005 C240 4-Matic

folks;
could some one tell me if he/she has the same issue i have with my 2005 C240 4-Matic.
when it's cold if i start my car then i put it in gear i see the idle goes down & it stalls, then i have to restart it again, only then it works ok (it's also ok if it's warm outside). the dealer ran all kinda of tests on it & came back with no issues, plus they said they couldn't duplicate the issue.
any ideas folks.

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Moe
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by moe2266
folks;
could some one tell me if he/she has the same issue i have with my 2005 C240 4-Matic.
when it's cold if i start my car then i put it in gear i see the idle goes down & it stalls, then i have to restart it again, only then it works ok (it's also ok if it's warm outside). the dealer ran all kinda of tests on it & came back with no issues, plus they said they couldn't duplicate the issue.
any ideas folks.

thanks

Moe
How long do you wait before putting the car in gear when the engine is cold? If it is not more than 30 seconds then yeah I can see why it stalls!
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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some times up to 3 minutes
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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some times up to 3 minutes
Well than that would be a problem. So it can be almost fully warmed up and still manage to stall when put in gear? And it is just fine after the restart? That is a strange one and unfortunately even my 1986 190E does not stall after put into gear on the coldest of days and it has 160,000 miles on it!
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by moe2266
folks;
could some one tell me if he/she has the same issue i have with my 2005 C240 4-Matic.
when it's cold if i start my car then i put it in gear i see the idle goes down & it stalls, then i have to restart it again, only then it works ok (it's also ok if it's warm outside). the dealer ran all kinda of tests on it & came back with no issues, plus they said they couldn't duplicate the issue.
any ideas folks.

thanks

Moe
are you using premium gas? make sure you get gas from a reputable gas station
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Non reproducable problem?!! NO, not mercedes!
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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yes, i always get the best gas from either Shell or Mobil
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