Start ON Delay (Without DME Digital Engine Electronics ME9)

Start Load Response Function

The start load response function prevents the alternator already supplying current during the engine start procedure. This results in a slight mechanical resistance for the starter ensuring improved starting characteristics particularly at low temperatures.

The start load response function prevents the alternator generating current for up to 2 s after starting the engine. As a result the alternator current increases at a rate of approx. 10 Amps per second.

The starting characteristics can be severely impaired if the start load response function fails.