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Glow plugs: removing and installing > < Pre-heating system
Pre-heating system: Check
Pre-heating system: Check
   
The automatic glow period control unit -J179- is located in the relay and fuse holder in the electronics box in the plenum chamber.
1 - Control Unit of the automatic preheating cycle -J179-
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.
A fault entry is stored in the engine control unit if a fault occurs in the glow plug system.
The procedure for checking the glow plug system is described in „guided fault finding“.
For faster starting, the vehicle is equipped with electronically controlled glow plugs and a separate glow period control unit.
Each glow plug is activated and diagnosed separately.
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Glow plugs: removing and installing > < Pre-heating system