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The TE will start in 2nd gear with the shifter in D -- you must either floor the accelerator to force it to downshift into 1st or start off in some lower gear, then upshift to D once rolling. It's the nature of the beast, and they get bad enough milage as it is....
Leaving the shifter in 3 will keep the tranny from shifting into 4th, which you don't want (unless overloaded on a steed downgrade at low speeds, for instance). Take off in 3 to get the tranny to start in 1st if you want, but upshift back to D once rolling.
Peter
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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!
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