Subzero temperature starting.

[Grant Lenahan]

drive off nearly immediately, using low revs and a light throttle.

If you leave it idling, it warms up far more slowly, all the time 
running rich and dumping gas effectively down the cylinders and into the 
oil.

This way it warms up more quickly.

Your instincts to be very light on throttle and revs are good!

Grant

Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:
> Overnight tonight here in NE Missouri it is going to be around -5 or
> lesser for the temperature.  Unfortunately, my A4 is parked outside,
> but at least it is under a carport.  The starting ritual I do in
> temperatures like this is shove the clutch in, hit the gas a 1/4 way
> and fire it up.  Now, I know the traditional way is wait a few
> seconds, and drive off, which I do shifting at 2000 rpm.  However, in
> the past there are times I have had let it idle for about 10-15
> minutes, or until the water temperature gauge is reading two or three
> notches above cold, or even to normal temperature.  Should I do this,
> or do the drive off the traditional way?  108K on the odometer Castrol
> Syn-blend in the crankcase, 5W30.
>
> Thanks,
>
>