Thread: '04 E53 - Puff of blue smoke on startup 3.0d - diesel
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Old 08-09-2010, 04:47 AM
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Which level of cluster do you have? On mine (High Level with OBM) there is no warning light but the display says 'Pre-Heating' for a few seconds when the air temp is low enough. Once that message disappears I turn the key.

I've never had to crank it for more than a second or so as she usually starts first touch. Only when the battery is low does she need more effort, but that's to turn the engine over.

If the air temp is above the pre-heating limit then I wait for all the amber warnings to go out leaving the normal reds (Generator, Parking Brake etc) and then crank - about the length of time to put the seatbelt on.
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