Anti-marten protection system, applies high voltage shocks to critters in the engine compartment.

Martens are a relative of the weasel, and love to make homes in engine compartments in the winter. They are ferociously territorial, and will rip up each other's "homes" if they detect the smell of another marten in there. They chew up all the plastics, including engine covers, rip heater hoses off, chew off the wireing, and will pull the insulation off the firewall to eliminate the scent of the other marten. Very destructive in Europe.

Foretunatly we don't have them here, but the anti-marten system does help to keep mice out.

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!