D.
Starting
and
Driving
STARTING
THE ENGINE
General
Do
not opera
te
the starter for more than 10·15
seconds at a stretch; wait 20·30 seconds to let
the battery recover before attempting to start
the engi
ne
ag
ain. Make sure that the
lights
and
electrically heated
rea
r window
ar
e switched
off
before starting In w
intertim
e.
Avoid warmi
ng
the engine
by
idling at a standstil
l.
Start driving
as
soon
as
the oil pressure light has gone out to
heat the eng ine up to its proper working
tem·
perature
as
quickly as possible.
WARNINGI
Do
not
start
or
let
the engine
run
In a closed area. Exhaust gases can·
lain
carbon monoxide which may be fa·
tallf
Inhaled.
Starting Injection engines
The engine has
an
automatic cold star
ting
enrichment system. Start as follows:
1.
Apply the handbrake and put the gear lever
in
neutral (manual transmission) or
se
lect P ar
N (automatic transmission).
NOTEI Cars
with
automatic transmls·
sian can only be started when the selec·
to
r lever Is at P
or
N.
On
cars
with
air
conditioning turn the
AC
unit
OFF
to
re
o
duce starter load when cranking.
2.
Fully depress the clutch pedal (manual trans·
missi
on)
.
3.
Turn
the key to the start position and let
it
spring
back as soon as the
engine
has
started.
Allow the engine
10
idle for about 10
seconds before touching the accelerator.
Do
not depress the accelerator for full throttle
unt
il
the engine has run for at least
2-3
minutes.
For restarting a warm engine use the same
pro·
cedure. If the outside temperature
Is
high, de·
pressing the accelerator during cranking may
assist
start
up. Turn the air conditioner control
off before cranking.
NOTE! Saab 900 Turbo: STARTING·Don't
rev the engine Immediately after s
tarting
or
permanent
damage
to
the
turbo
·
charger
will
result. STOPPING·Let
Ihe
engine Idle 20·30 seconds before switch·
Ing
It
off
after driving
to
allow time
for
the
turbocharger to coast down from high
rpm before
all
pressure at the bearing Is
depleted. For the same reason, DON'T
rev
the
engine
Immediately
before
s
witching
It
off
.
Permanent
turbo
·
charger damage
will
result.
After
hard
driving
let
the engine
Idle
about a minute
to
let
the
all
cool
the
turbocharger bearing somewhat. This
will
also help prevenl breakdown
of
the
a
ll
.
If
the engine Is very hot, the radiator
fan may cut
In and continue
to
run
for
a
while after the engine has been
switched
off
.
GEAR
CHANGING
Manual Transmission
When shifting gears, release the
clutch
pedal
smoothly and carefu
ll
y. There are only
two
proper clutch positions for driving: Either out
(pedal fully depressed) or in (pedal released).
It
is poor practice to drive with a slipping clutch or
wilh
the foot resting
on
the clutch pedal,
as
this
causes heavy wear
on
the
clutch
assembly.
When the car is standing
stili
with
the engine
running, the gear lever should be
In
neutral and
the clutch pedal released.
In
all shifts, move the
lever gently but firmly and with a
Slight, barely
perceptible, pause
In
neutral. The gear selector
must
be
In
reverse III order to remove the Ignl·
tion
key.
Before shifting to reverse, make sure that the
car
Is
at a standstill, the accelerator pedal Is
fully released, and the catch
on
the gear lever Is
pulled upward.
Cars with Automatic Transmission
The engine should
be
at Idling speed when the
gear selector lever
Is
moved from one position
to another and the car is at a standstill.
If
you
depress the accelerator at the same time
as
you
move the lever, this will cause abnormally high
wear
on
the transmission. Always keep your
foot
on
the brake to prevent the car from rOiling
when you select a drive position.
Selecting gears
D.
The D (Drive) position is for normal forward
driving. Whichever of the three forward gears
best matches the speed and load on the engine
is automatically engaged.
2.
Position 2 gives
automatic
changing be·
tween first and second gears but top gear
will
not
be
engaged. If the lever is moved from 0 to
2,
this gives
an
immediate change·down for more
engine braking power. Position 2 must
be
se·
lected at road speeds below 55 miles per hour
(90 km/h).
1.
Position 1 is used to obtain maximum engine
braking power on steep downgrades. Road
speed must be reduced to below about
12 mph
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