Re: W203 C200 Kompressor
Approaching a red light today, I put my car in neutural, coasted to a stop then applied the parking brake. The air cond was on, car operating in normal temperature and the outside temperature was just like any other warm summer day. Came the green light, handbrake released, gear into drive but all the sudden, engine cut out (You remember the days when you were a learner on a manual car stalling!!!!). I put the car into neutral, turned on the ignition, engine started. Bravo off I go... but no, the same thing happened. It just cut itself out with no warning light or anything else. So this time round, I switched off the air cond, put the gear into netural and turned on the ignition. The engine came on. I revved it a little then put it into drive and finally, off I went and no problem since (fingers crossed).
The car carries a FSH and was driving fine before and after the engine cut out. There was no warning light indication. However it was on its last quarter of petrol (no empty tank warning though) and the car was positioned slightly uphill if this means anything? I hope this is nothing more than the law of gravity coupled by a nearly empty tank. Please advice.
Approaching a red light today, I put my car in neutural, coasted to a stop then applied the parking brake. The air cond was on, car operating in normal temperature and the outside temperature was just like any other warm summer day. Came the green light, handbrake released, gear into drive but all the sudden, engine cut out (You remember the days when you were a learner on a manual car stalling!!!!). I put the car into neutral, turned on the ignition, engine started. Bravo off I go... but no, the same thing happened. It just cut itself out with no warning light or anything else. So this time round, I switched off the air cond, put the gear into netural and turned on the ignition. The engine came on. I revved it a little then put it into drive and finally, off I went and no problem since (fingers crossed).
The car carries a FSH and was driving fine before and after the engine cut out. There was no warning light indication. However it was on its last quarter of petrol (no empty tank warning though) and the car was positioned slightly uphill if this means anything? I hope this is nothing more than the law of gravity coupled by a nearly empty tank. Please advice.
