DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE 5- 5
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STARTING
WARNING:
Never run the engine in a closed or
poorly ventilated area any longer
than is needed to move your car in
or out of the area. The carbon mon-
oxide gas emitted is odorless and
can cause serious injury or death.
!
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Normal Conditions:
The Starting Procedure:
1. Insert key, and fasten the seat belt.
2. Depress the clutch pedal fully and
place the gearshift lever (manual
transaxle) in neutral or the selector
lever (automatic transaxle) in "P"
(park) position.
3. After turning the ignition key to the
"ON" position, make certain all warn-
ing lights and gauges are function-
ing properly before starting the en-
gine.
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!
WARNING:
Be sure that the clutch is fully de-
pressed when starting a manual
transaxle vehicle. Your manual
transaxle equipped vehicle will not
start unless the clutch pedal is fully
depressed. On a manual transaxle
equipped vehicle that can be started
without depressing the clutch, there
is the potential to cause damage to
the vehicle or injury to someone
inside or outside the vehicle as a
result of the forward or backward
movement of the vehicle that will
occur if the clutch is not depressed
when the vehicle is started.
4. Turn the ignition key to the "START"
position and release it when the
engine starts.
After the engine has started, allow
the engine to run for 10 to 20 sec-
onds prior to placing the vehicle in
gear.
The starter should not be operated
for more than 15 seconds at a time.
Wait 15-30 seconds between start-
ing attempts to protect the starter
from overheating.
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