Originally Posted by barncobob (Post 3574159)

sounds like the old diesel trucks, turn key on to get glow plugs heating

Originally Posted by jamtinge (Post 3574139)

Hi Guys,
so that the car gets some electricity first, then turn the engine on.

Originally Posted by scope22 (Post 3574381)

Or the good'ol crt tv, gotta wait for the tubes to warm up start glowing red, then 2 mins later you've got 2 black and white channels! **** yea! (eastern europe in 80's :shakes head:)

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3574655)

I can maybe sort of probably not understand in 'on' mode for fuel pump and all but why acc?

Originally Posted by jamtinge (Post 3574236)

i am really surprised by the responses i am getting.

I would fully understand if you guys say it is not a necessary step, but

has no one really heard about putting the acc mode on first before the engine startup?

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z (Post 3574166)

Where did you hear that? It's the inrush current that causes the most damage (why incandescent light bulbs frequently burn out when you turn them on) and that's going to happen every time you power up. Unlike an ICE or vacuum tubes, solid state electronics do not have to warm up.

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z (Post 3574251)

Been driving/working on cars and reading about them for over 40 years and never heard that.

I've seen cars where you needed to wait a few seconds before starting but, as mentioned above, this was due to glow plugs warming up, fuel pumps priming, etc, and had nothing to do with the electrical system.