Navistar ProStar+ - Starting Procedures; General Information; Engine Starting

Operation
StartingProcedures
GeneralInformation
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,neverstarttheengineunlessyou're
surethetransmissionselectorisinNeutral
andthebrakeisapplied;otherwise,accidental
movementofthevehiclecanoccur.
CAUTION
Topreventstarterdamage,DONOTcrankthe
engineformorethan30secondsatatime;wait2
minutesaftereachtrytoallowthestartertocool.
NOTE:Beforestartingtheengine:
•ReadandunderstandtheControls/Featuressectionof
thismanual.
•Performtheleftandrightenginecompartment
inspectionsoutlinedintheInspectionGuidesectionof
thismanual.
•Ifyourvehiclehasanoptionalbatterydisconnect
switch,besurethatitisintheOnposition.Thisswitch
iscabmounted,ormountedonthebatterybox.
NOTE:AutomatedmanualtransmissionsmustbeinNeutral
andvehicleswithaclutchpedalrequiretheclutchpedalto
bedepressedbeforethestarterwillengage.
NOTE:Someautomatedtransmissionswilldelayengine
crankinguntilthetransmissionpower-upiscomplete.
EngineStarting
NOTE:Foradditionalinformation,seeEngineOperation
andMaintenanceManual.
Theignitionswitchhasfourkeypositionsasfollows:
1.ACC(Accessory)
2.OFF
3.ON
4.START
1.Applytheparkingbrakeandplacethetransmissionin
theNeutralposition.Ifequippedwithaclutchpedal,the
clutchpedalmustbedepressed.
2.TurnOFFtheheadlightsandallaccessories.
3.TurnthekeyclockwisetotheONposition.
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