[mbennison]

Just picked up a 16 reg 1.6 SRI Diesel Nav S/S - lovely drive. -1C this morning outside though and no sign of a 'pre-heater' (coil) appearing on the dash. Is this normal? Started fine and just let it warm up a bit before I set off.

 

[MarcR]

Yep, you can start the diesels just the same as petrols now.

 

[mbennison]

Thanks Marc; that's great - so there IS no coil light on the dash then? It seemed to mention it in the manual?

 

[MarcR]

Ive not seen / noticed it. Probably only appears if there is a problem.

Next time you start it up, look at the dash and see if it appears when the test is briefly running.

I will do the same.

 

[Opastra]

There is a coil light in the dash, but goes out quickly, especially in the keyless start models.

 

[cornishtaz]

Diesel cars with stop/start have fast heating plugs and are approx £60 each

 

[somervillearron]

when you start from cold keep a look on the left bottom of the speedo

it comes on after a second then back off again ( never comes on instantly)