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Removing and installing glow plugs > < Glow plugs, Hall sender, engine speed sender - exploded view
Checking glow plug system
Checking glow plug system
   
Fitting location of automatic glow period control unit -J179-
t  The glow plug system is activated via the automatic glow period control unit -J179-. The automatic glow period control unit -J179- is capable of self-diagnosis.
t  The control unit for the glow plug system is located in the mounting for the fuse holder B -SB- in the engine compartment (front left) → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
t  A fault is stored in the event memory of the engine control unit -J623- if a fault occurs in the glow plug system.
t  The procedure for checking the glow plug system is described in the „Guided Fault Finding“.
t  For faster starting, the vehicle is equipped with electronically controlled glow plugs and a separate glow period control unit.
t  Each glow plug is activated and diagnosed separately.
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Removing and installing glow plugs > < Glow plugs, Hall sender, engine speed sender - exploded view