mrbrannin1

whats up team... last night i had my 2013 C350 Sport with push start , crank then turn right off , then i waited for a second for my headlights to sweep then push the button again to turn completely off then fired it right back up then it worked.....
purchased the vehicle with 71K all maintenance records and i purchased 7yr extended warranty... had it for about 1 month so far.... any of you guys had this issue before ????? let me know thanks

Plutoe

Could be loads of things, but if I were you I would run to the dealer and make use of the extended warrantee.

mrbrannin1

yessiirrrr will do thanks

IGB

I agree with Plutoe, but I am curious...

How long did it stay on before it went off?

mrbrannin1

as soon as i pushed the button to turn it on.... about 1/2 to 1 sec. then turned off....

Jeff7

Maybe just an error or the car misfired. I had the same problem exact once but never had any problems after that

ItalianJoe1

Did you lift your foot off the brakes while it was cranking? I've had them do that when i'm too quick with my foot.

IGB

Thanks for the reply... I ask because I am dealing with a similar issue with my '08, Cranks, starts, runs for 1-2 seconds, then dies. Eventually it no longer cranks... And since I use the key fob (no start button, I immediately started thinking it might be EIS...

I just scanned OBD2 codes and got several codes, and the one which caught my attention was the P1381, which appears to be a Crankshaft Position Sensor (CKP) related fault code.

it would be great of you can keep us updated as to how you might end up resolving your issue.

Thanks again... and best of luck!

mrbrannin1

yeah ill give the benefit of the doubt that it was our first little cold snap for the fall.... so yeah...

mrbrannin1

naaaa i don't think i did.... normally my foot stays on the brake for a while and i normally let my car warm up for at least 4ish minutes.... im not the guy who cranks up his vehicle and immediately pull off and don't let his car warm up...

mrbrannin1

hey whats up... yeah with that code..... crank position sensor will do it... ding ding.... i work on 18 wheelers and i also teach diesel as well..... that is a common issue bad crank sensor of if it slides out of place.. no start
but yeah i have warrenty and i will definately keep you guys updated as well.... when i bring it in... i also have a eco button question but i will make this another thread.. ive had my 13 for a month now and my car does not turn off at red lights for eco use.. and i know people say that i have to meet certain requirements but dang i had it for 1 month and nothing yet... so thats another thing i will address to them...

Alfadude

You let your car warm up 4 minutes every time you start it? Or just when it is cold? Either way, unless it is way below zero you can drive away pretty much right away. As long as you do not floor it to redline and just drive moderately, it will warm up the fastest that way and you aren't damaging anything.

mrbrannin1

give or take.... it's just always been my thing and what my dad taught me as a kid.... i mean theres been arguements about that for a while... google it... will you hurt your engine if you drive off after a cold start.... so im mostly on time and i leave early so im really in no rush.. just to chill for a few min... winter time yes i like my car nice and warm before i leave... heated seats warm too as well
but at least the temp gauge past 40c... then it's ok..

Alfadude

Waiting to warm it up before driving was more relevant during the era when cars were carburated. With fuel inhjection and all the electronic controls on today's cars, it is not necessary to wait. Now, if you are doing it for comfort, that's up to you

Moto_Guzzi

Sorry for the sideways remark, but while its up...
I start my car, nothing serious heard, I walk and open the gate, get in reverse out in 3 moves, close gate and drive off slowly. So it idled about 1-2 minutes.

The reason I drive off immediately, is that if I warm up the engine, then drive off, that complicated gearbox is still cold, in the old days most cars had very little power in comparison so a warm engine on cold gearbox was probably not much.