LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Mercedes Benz >> 2009 >> E300 >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Engine Performance >> Ignition System >> Electrical System - Engine - 211 Chassis >> Basic Knowledge >> The Instant Start function - GF15.20-P-3002IC
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

The Instant Start function - GF15.20-P-3002IC

ENGINE 648.961 in MODEL 211.026 with CODE (494) USA version 

Fig 1: Identifying Instant Start Function
G04982937

The electronically controlled preheating system nstant tart ystem (ISS) allows spontaneous starting with the key.

The voltage on the glow plugs is managed by the glow time output stage, depending on time and voltage, in such a way that an extremely short pre and starting glowing time and controlled after-glowing are achieved. The advantages of this during cold start and in the warm-up phase are as follows:

The glow time output stage is connected over a serial data interface with the CDI control unit. The CDI control unit provides the glow time output stage with various parameters such as motor speed, engine load and coolant temperature over the serial data interface.

Actuation of the glow plugs is determined over the performance map (glow plug voltage and glowing time) stored in the glow time output stage depending on the operating condition of the engine.

Preglowing 

Preglowing serves to rapidly achieve the glow plug temperature which is necessary to start the engine.

The glow time output stage and the preglow indicator lamp are also actuated by "ignition ON" over the CDI control unit.

The glow plugs have the battery voltage applied for a short time directly from the glow time output stage.

Start readiness preheating 

Start readiness preheating assures a sufficiently high temperature after preglowing until the engine is started. Here the glow plugs are pulsed by the Glow time output stage.

Start-up glowing 

Start-up glowing supports achievement of the idle speed during the starting procedure.

The preglow indicator lamp lights up and goes out after expiry of the start-up glowing time.

After-glowing 

After-glowing serves to support combustion in a cold engine and is controlled according to a performance map.

Intermediate glowing 

Intermediate glowing supports combustion when there are long stretches driven in the overrun. This lowers the exhaust gas emissions.

Diagnosis glowing 

Diagnosis glowing serves self diagnosis of the individual glow power circuits and glow plugs.

The glow plugs are energized at a lower temperature level whereby a system error is recognized and stored in the fault memory.

IMPORTANT Diagnosis glowing can also be actuated for diagnostic purposes using STAR DIAGNOSIS.

Emergency glowing 

If a problem in communication via the serial data interface occurs (e.g. discontinuity, short circuit), then the emergency glowing function is actuated over "circuit 15". Substitute value for the glow time and the glow plug voltage are use by the glow time output stage.

Preglow indicator lamp 

The preglow indicator lamp is actuated by the CDI control unit for:

IMPORTANT The glow time is a maximum of 3 seconds during "limp-home".

IMPORTANT 5 V glow plugs are used!

IMPORTANT The glow time output stage still actuates the glow plugs for a minimum battery voltage of 8 V.

Vent line heater element 

The vent line heater element prevents freezing of the crankcase ventilation system by condensate and plugging up of the crankcase ventilation system by non-volatile oil residues.

  Component description for the crankshaft position sensor L5 GF07.04-P-6010IC
  Component description for the coolant temperature sensor B11/4 GF07.04-P-6040IC
  Component description for the CDI control unit N3/9 GF07.16-P-6000IC
  Component description for the vent line heater element R39/1 GF09.00-P-4010IC
  Component description for the glow time output stage N14/3 GF15.20-P-4010IC 
  Component description for glow plugs R9 GF15.20-P-4020IC 
  Component description for the accelerator pedal sensor B37 GF30.20-P-2010IC