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STARTING AND OPERATING
If the engine is flood ed, it may start to run, but not have
enou gh power to continu e running when the key is
released . If this occurs, continu e cranking up to 15
second s with the accelerator pedal pushed all the way to
the floor. Release the accelerator pedal and the key once
the engine is running smoothly. Do not oversp eed the
engine.
WARN ING!
•
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.
•
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.
If the engine show s no sign of starting after two 15-
second period s of cranking with the accelerator pedal
held to the floor, the “NORMAL STARTING” proced ure
shou ld be rep eated .
After Starting
The idle speed is controlled autom atically and it will
decrease as the engine warm s up.
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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