STARTING THE ENGINE
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transaxle - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into NEUTRAL. Keep the
clutch pedal depressed while
cranking the engine.
Automatic Transaxle - Place the
transaxle shift lever in P (Park).
Depress the brake pedal fully.
You can also start the engine if the
shift lever is in the N (Neutral)
position.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START
and hold it until the engine starts (a
maximum of 10 seconds), then
release the key.
In extremely cold weather, below 0ºF
(minus 18ºC), or after the vehicle has not
been operated for several days, let the
engine warm up without depressing the
accelerator.
Whether the engine is cold or warm, it
should be started without depressing the
accelerator.
CAUTION :
If the engine stalls while you are in
motion, do not attempt to move the
shift lever to P (Park).
If it is safe to do so considering traffic
and road conditions, you may put the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position
while still moving and turn the igni-
tion switch to the START position in
an attempt to restart the engine.
If the engine fails to start using this
procedure, attempt the following.
The engine fails to start when the engine
is cold (engine coolant temperature is
below 32ºF/0ºC):
No start condition may be caused by an
engine that has become flooded (has
excessive fuel in the cylinders). If this is the
case, follow the starting procedure below.
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transaxle - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the
transaxle into N (Neutral). Keep the
clutch pedal depressed while
cranking the engine.
Automatic Transaxle - Place the
transaxle shift lever in P (Park) or N
(Neutral). Depress the brake pedal fully.
3. Depress the accelerator fully and
hold it.
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
4-4
To Next Page
Loading...
