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started within 3 second s, slightly depress the accelerator
pedal while continu ing to crank. If the engine fails to start
within 15 second s, turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position, wait 10 to 15 second s, then rep eat the norm al
starting proced ure.
ExtremelyColdWeather(belowϪ20°ForϪ29°C)
To insu re reliable starting at these tem peratu res, use of an
externally powered electric engine block heater (available
from you r dealer) is recom mend ed.
IfEngineFailstoStart
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. Crank the engine for no more than 15 5
second s. This shou ld clear any excess fuel in case the
engine is flood ed. Leave the ignition key in the ON
position, release the accelerator pedal and rep eat the
“NORMAL STARTING” proced ure.
WARNING!
Donotattempttopushortowyourvehicletogetit
started.Vehiclesequippedwithanautomatictrans-
axlecannotbestartedthisway.Unburnedfuelcould
enterthecatalyticconverterandoncetheenginehas
started,igniteanddamagetheconverterandvehicle.
Ifthevehiclehasadischargedbattery,boostercables
maybeusedtoobtainastartfromanothervehicle.
Thistypeofstartcanbedangerousifdoneimprop-
erly,sofollowtheprocedurecarefully.Seesection6
ofthismanualforjumpstartinginstructions.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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