I have checked the forums and have not seen any other post with this specific problem. It occurs when the temperature drops below 10 DEG. C. When I turn the key, there is a delay before the indicator lights in the dash come on. The engine will turn over fine, but before something faintly clicks, and the dash lights come on, the car will never start. At 0 celcius, the delay is only about a second or two, but at -25 I have to turn the key, and go inside for ten minutes or so before the lights come on. The car always starts fine after the lights illuminate. Is this a relay that gets sticky in the cold, or something related to the CPU? All summer it's been fine, but we had our first cold morning the other day and there was a slight delay. Any clues where to start looking?
1987 740GLE n.a. 265000km