Ford Focus Owners Manual: Starting a diesel engine
Cold or hot engine
All vehicles
Note: When the temperature is below -15ºC (5ºF), you may need to crank the engine for up to 25 seconds. If you consistently operate the vehicle in such temperatures, we recommend that you have an engine block heater fitted.
Note: Continue cranking the engine until it starts.
Note: You can only operate the starter for a maximum of 30 seconds at a time.
Switch the ignition on and wait until the glow plug indicator goes off.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Note: Do not touch the accelerator pedal.
1. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
2. Start the engine.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
1. Select park or neutral.
2. Fully depress the brake pedal.
3. Start the engine.
Starting a petrol engine - E85
For general information on starting a
petrol engine. See Starting a petrol ngine.
Starting at low ambient
temperatures
When the temperature is lower than -10°C
(14°F) and the vehicle is filled ...
Keyless starting
WARNINGS:
The keyless starting system may not
function if the key is close to metal
objects or electronic devices such
as mobile phones.
Always check that the steering
wheel lock is deactiva ...
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307-209
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Material
Item
Specification
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XT-10-QLVC (US); ...
