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STARTINGANDOPERATING
released.Ifthisoccurs,continuecrankingwiththeaccel-
eratorpedalpushedallthewaytothefloor.Releasethe
acceleratorpedalandthekeyoncetheengineisrunning
smoothly.
WARNING!
Donotattempttopushortowyourvehicletogetit
started.Vehiclesequippedwithanautomatictrans-
mission cannot be started this way. Unburned fuel
could enter the catalytic converter and once the
enginehasstarted,igniteanddamagetheconverter
andvehicle.Ifthevehiclehasadischargedbattery,
boostercablesmaybeusedtoobtainastartfroma
boosterbatteryorthebatteryinanothervehicle.This
type of start can be dangerous if done improperly.
See section 6 of this manual for the proper jump
startingproceduresandfollowthemcarefully.
If the engine shows no sign of starting after two 15
second periods of cranking with the accelerator pedal
heldtothefloor,the“NormalStarting”procedureshould
berepeated.
AfterStarting
Theidlespeedwillautomaticallydecreaseastheengine
warmsup.
ENGINEBLOCKHEATER—IFEQUIPPED
The engine block heater warms engine coolant and
permitsquickerstartsincoldweather.Connectthecord
to a standard 110-115 volt AC electrical outlet with a
grounded,three-wireextensioncord.
Iftheenginehasbeenflooded,itmaystarttorun,butnot
haveenoughpowertocontinuerunningwhenthekeyis
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