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If th e e ngine d oe s n ot s ta rt o n th e firs t Turn th e ig nitio n ke y to p os itio n 1 o r 0 .
a tte m p t (th e e ngine is ve ry h ot o r c old ,
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En ga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke .
Mo ve th e s hift le ve r to th e n e utra l
p os itio n.
for in s ta nc e ):
Do n ot re m ove th e ig nitio n ke y
while th e ve hic le is s till m oving. If
yo u d o s o, th e s te e ring will loc k, m a kin g
it im p os s ib le to s te e r th e ve hic le .
Wh e n yo u le a ve th e ve hic le , a lwa ys re -
m ove th e ig nitio n ke y a nd e nga ge th e
s te e ring lo c k.
> P re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l h a lfwa y
d own w hile e nga ging th e s ta rte r.
>
De p re s s th e c lutc h p e d a l.
Cold s ta rts a t ve ry lo w te m p e ra tu re s ,
fro m a p p ro x. + 5 7 (–1 5 6) a nd a t a lti-
tu d e s a b ove 3 ,3 00 fe e t (1 ,0 00 m ):
Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to ru n in
e nc los e d s p a c e s . Th e e xh a us t
ga s e s c onta in c a rb on m onoxid e , a n
od orle s s a nd c olorle s s , b ut h ighly to xic
ga s . B re a th ing th e e xh a us t g a s e s p os e s
a n e xtre m e h e a lth ris k, a nd c a n le a d to
unc ons c ious ne s s a nd d e a th .
>
On th e firs t s ta rt a tte m p t, e nga ge
th e s ta rte r fo r a lo nge r p e rio d
(a p p ro x. 1 0 s e c ond s ).
P re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l h a lfwa y
d own w hile e nga ging th e s ta rte r.
Alwa ys e nga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke w he n
p a rkin g o n s lop e s a nd in c line d s ur-
fa c e s . P la c ing th e le ve r in 1 s t g e a r o r
re ve rs e m a y n ot p ro vid e a d e q ua te re -
s is ta nc e to ro lling.<
>
Ne ve r le a ve th e c a r u na tte nd e d with th e
e ngine ru nning. An u na tte nd e d ve hic le
En gine id le s p e e d is c ontro lle d b y th e
with a ru nning e ngine re p re s e nts a p o- e ngine c om p ute r s ys te m . In c re a s e d
te ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .<
s p e e d s a t s ta rtu p a re n orm a l a nd
s hould d e c re a s e a s th e e ngine w a rm s
up . If e ngine s p e e d d oe s n ot d e c re a s e ,
s e rvic e is re q uire d .
S ta rt in g th e e n g in e
>
S ta rt th e e ngine . Do n ot p re s s th e
a c c e le ra to r p e d a l.
To p re ve nt th e b a tte ry fro m d is c ha rg -
ing, a lwa ys s witc h o ff a ny e le c tric a l
d e vic e s n ot in u s e , a s w e ll a s th e ig ni-
tio n w he n th e ve hic le is n ot b e ing
Do n ot a c tu a te th e s ta rte r fo r to o
s hort a tim e . Do n ot tu rn it fo r
m ore th a n a p p ro x. 2 0 s e c ond s . R e le a s e d rive n.
th e ig nitio n ke y im m e d ia te ly a s s oon a s
th e e ngine s ta rts .
Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to w a rm u p b y
le a ving it ru nning w hile th e ve hic le re -
m a ins s ta tio na ry. In s te a d , b e gin d rivin g
im m e d ia te ly a t a m od e ra te e ngine
s p e e d .<
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