STARTING AND OPERATING
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If Engin e Fails to Start
WARN ING!
If the engine fails to start after you have follow ed the
“NORMAL STARTING” proced ure, it may be flood ed.
Push the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and
hold it there while cranking the engine. This shou ld clear
any excess fuel in case the engine is flood ed.
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Do not attem pt to push or tow you r veh icle to get
it started . Vehicles equipped with an autom atic
tran smission cannot be started this way. Un-
burned fuel could enter the catalytic converter and
once the engin e has started , ign ite and damage the
converter and veh icle. If the veh icle has a dis-
charged battery, booster cables may be used to
obtain a start from a booster battery or the battery
in anoth er veh icle. This typ e of start can be
dangerou s if done improp erly. See section 6 of
this manual for the prop er jump startin g proce-
dures and follow them carefu lly.
CAUTIO N!
5
To preven t damage to the starter, do not cran k the
engin e for more than 15 secon ds at a tim e. Wait 10 to
15
secon ds before tryin g again .
Never pour fuel or oth er flam mable liq uid into
the throttle body air inlet opening in an attem pt to
start the veh icle. This could resu lt in flash fire
causin g seriou s person al injury.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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