SERVICE & MAINTENANCE Cont.
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STARTING THE ENGINE ( Diesel Engines)
Manual Transmission
1. Apply the park brake (the parking brake should have been applied when the vehicle was last parked).
2. Move the gear selector to “NEUTRAL”.
When starting a new diesel engine for the first time, or after prolonged storage, or if the fuel tank is allowed to
run dry, the fuel system must be purged before attempting to start the engine (refer to Purging the Diesel Fuel
System, Page 22 of this manual).
The diesel engine uses glow plugs to pre-heat the combustion chamber and makes cold engines start easier .
When starting the vehicle for the first time during the day or when the engine has cooled, you will need to
pre-heat the glow plugs in order to start the engine.
If the engine has been running and is still hot, it is not necessary to pre-heat the glow plugs before starting the
engine.
3. Push clutch pedal down (starter will not operate unless clutch pedal is pushed down). The clutch inter-
lock switch prevents the starter from operating unless the clutch is disengaged (the clutch pedal is depressed).
If the engine will start without depressing the clutch pedal DO NOT operate the vehicle. The clutch interlock
system should be repaired immediately by your authorized Cushman dealer.
Figure 26
Pre-Heat Indicator Light (Diesel Models Only)
4. T urn the ignition key to the ON position. Note the
pre-heat light at the lower left of the instrument
panel.
The light will come on when the ignition switch is
turned to the “ON” position. When the pre-heat light
goes off, turn the ignition key to the “START” posi-
tion.
Pre-Heat
Indicator Light
Proper pre-heating time required is approxi -
mately 15 seconds. Pre-heating will take longer
(approximately 30 seconds) when outside tem-
perature falls below 32° F(0° C).
Preheating time should never last more than 2 min-
utes or the life of the glow plugs will be shortened.
• Never turn the key to the START position unless the clutch pedal is depressed
(pushed down) or the gear selector is in neutral. If the vehicle is in any gear other
than neutral, and the clutch pedal is not depressed when the engine is started, the
vehicle may lurch forward or backward depending which gear the vehicle is in.
This lurching could cause serious personal injury or death.
DANGER
!
• If the engine does not start after operating starter for 10 seconds, stop the starter. Wa it for 30 seconds, then
try to start the engine again.
• The starter motor should never be run for more than 30 seconds.
• After the engine has started, make sure the oil pressure warning and service brake warning lights go off.
5. Hold ignition key in the START position to engage
engine starter, release key when engine starts
(upon release, the key will automatically return to
the ON position).
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