Revision question · Vehicle condition

Your turbocharged engine is running above idle and you are about to stop it. What should you do first?

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Release the air-suspension valve

Allow the engine to idle

Select reverse gear

Rev the engine sharply

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Allow the engine to idleThis was the right answer

Release the accelerator and let the engine return to idle before switching off. Follow any additional cool-down procedure specified for the actual vehicle. Do not apply a universal one-minute idle rule or leave an engine idling unnecessarily.

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Let the turbo engine return to idle before shutdownReviewed guidance summary · The corrected question removes the blanket one-minute rule and respects model-specific shutdown instructions.

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