Mrdi
Active member
I typically warm my NCV3 1 minute upon initial start up before departing and travel conservatively when first underway to allow the diesel to warm.
With our vehicles beginning to need new batteries the topic has been alluded to that the Sprinter may need to have a 1 minute idle time at the end of a journey to take care of the shut down needs of the system. It has been suggested that perhaps lack of the 1 minute idle before shut down is putting a load on the battery after shut down and thus a premature battery failure.
Idling before shutdown and a battery drain as a result of the system needs are unfamiliar practices to me.
Are there preferred practices regarding the above?
Comments and individual starting and shut down protocols welcome.
With our vehicles beginning to need new batteries the topic has been alluded to that the Sprinter may need to have a 1 minute idle time at the end of a journey to take care of the shut down needs of the system. It has been suggested that perhaps lack of the 1 minute idle before shut down is putting a load on the battery after shut down and thus a premature battery failure.
Idling before shutdown and a battery drain as a result of the system needs are unfamiliar practices to me.
Are there preferred practices regarding the above?
Comments and individual starting and shut down protocols welcome.
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