Adjust idle on 1996 Mercedes 220 4 cylinder gas engine

Tiny
LARRYWAG
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  • 1996 MERCEDES BENZ
My 1996 Mercedes 220 4 cylinder fuel injection gas engine stalls at intersections because it is idling too slow. I cannot find a traditional type idle speed adjustment screw. Can you advise me on adjusting the idle speed? I found a thumbscrew type adjuster that goes around the end of the throttle cable, but when I turn it only slightly, the engine speeds up too much to around 14000 rpm, yet if I back it off slightly, the engine idle speed returns to a too slow idle speed. Currently it idles at only 6000 rpm. I'd like to boost it up to around 9000 rpm.
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006 AT 7:11 PM

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Tiny
DR LOOT
  • MECHANIC
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To begin with, the idle adjustment on your Mercedes is computer-controlled, therefore you have another malfunction, that's causing your idle speed to drop, you better take it into a shop, and have it diagnosed.
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 AT 7:06 PM

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