Seat toledo - Starting the engine

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HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
Starting tthe eengine
General nnotes
Warning
When rrunning tthe eengine iin ccon-
fined sspaces tthere iis aa ddanger oof
poisoning.
•
Before starting, move gear lever to neu-
tral (with automatic gearbox, selector
lever in “
P
” or “
N
” position) and apply
handbrake firmly.
•
On vehicles with a manual gearbox
depress the clutch pedal when operating
starter so that starter only has to turn
engine.
•
As soon as engine starts, release the
ignition key so that starter can disengage.
•
After starting a cold engine it may
sound noisy for a moment or two because
the oil pressure has to build up in the
hydraulic tappets first. This is normal and
no cause for alarm.
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Do nnot wwarm tthe eengine uup bby
running iit wwhen tthe vvehicle iis ssta-
tionary. BBegin ddriving tthe vvehicle aas
soon aas ppossible.
•
Do not over-rev or use full throttle until
the engine has reached the normal oper-
ating temperature.
•
On vvehicles wwith aa ccatalytic ccon-
verter tthe eengine mmust nnot bbe sstarted
by ttowing tthe vvehicle iin eexcess oof
50 mm. OOtherwise uunburned ffuel ccan
pass iinto tthe cconverter aand llead tto
damage.
•
Before ttow sstarting aan eengine, aan
attempt sshould bbe mmade aat uusing tthe
battery oof aanother vvehicle aas sstarting
help. SSee ""Starting hhelp" cchapter.
Petrol eengines
These engines are equipped with a petrol
injection system that automatically sup-
plies the correct fuel/air mixture at all
ambient temperatures.
When engine
is ccold oor aat ooperating
temperature
do
not
accelerate before or
during the starting procedure.
If the engine does not start at once, stop
using the starter after 10 seconds. Wait
about half a minute and then try again.
If the engine does still not start, this may
be due to a blow out of the electric fuel
pump fuse. See "Fuses" chapter.
When the engine
is vvery hhot
it may be
necessary to accelerate slightly after the
engine has started.
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