Cessna 172S Skyhawk - Starting Engine (with Battery)

SECTION 4
NORMAL
PROCEDURES
STARTING ENGINE (With Battery)
1. Throttle -- OPEN 1/4 INCH.
I 2. Mixture -- IDLE CUTOFF.
3. Propeller Area -- CLEAR.
4. Master Switch -- ON.
5. Flashing Beacon -- ON.
NOTE
CESSNA
MODEL 172S
If engine is warm, omit priming procedure of steps 6, 7 and
8
below.
6. Auxiliary Fuel Pump Switch -- ON.
7. Mixture -- SET to FULL RICH (full forward) until stable fuel
flow
is indicated (usually 3 to 5 seconds), then set to IDLE
CUTOFF (full
aft) position.
8. Auxiliary Fuel Pump Switch ~- OFF.
9. Ignition Switch -- START (release when engine starts).
10. Mixture
-- ADVANCE smoothly to RICH when engine starts.
NOTE
If engine floods (engine has been primed too much), turn off
auxiliary fuel pump, place mixture to idle cutoff, open throttle
1/2 to full, and motor (crank) engine. When engine starts,
set mixture to
full rich and close throttle promptly.
11. Oil Pressure -- CHECK.
12. Navigation Lights
-- ON as required.
13. Avionics Master Switch
-- ON.
14. Radios -- ON.
15. Flaps -- RETRACT.
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