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BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE ● Make sure the area around the vehicle is clear. ● Check fluid levels such as engine oil, coolant, brake and clutch fluid, and window washer fluid as frequently as possible, or at least whenever you refuel. ● Check that all windows and lights are clean. ● Visually inspect tires for their appearance and condition. Also check tires for proper inflation. ● Lock all doors. ● Position seat and adjust head restraints. ● Adjust inside and outside mirrors. ● Fasten seat belts and ask all passengers to do likewise. ● Check the operation of warning lights when the key is turned to the ON (3) position. See "Warning/indicator lights and audible reminders" in the "Instruments and controls" section of this manual. STARTING THE ENGINE 1. Apply the parking brake. 2. Automatic transmission: Move the shift selector lever to P (Park) or N (Neutral). P (Park) is recommended. The shift selector lever cannot be moved out of P (Park) and into any of the other gear positions if the ignition key is turned to the OFF position or if the key is removed from the ignition switch. The starter is designed not to operate if the shift selector lever is in any of the driving positions. Manual transmission: Move the shift lever to N (Neutral). Depress the clutch pedal to the floor while cranking the engine. The starter is designed not to operate unless the clutch pedal is fully depressed. 3. Crank the engine with your foot off the accelerator pedal by turning the ignition key to START. Release the key when the engine starts. If the engine starts, but fails to run, repeat the above procedure. ● When the engine is very hard to start in extremely cold weather or when restarting, depress the accelerator pedal a little (approximately 1/5 to the floor) and hold it and then crank the engine. Release the key and the accelerator pedal when the engine starts. ● When the engine is very hard to start because it is flooded, depress the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and hold it. Crank the engine for 5-6 seconds. After cranking the engine, release the accelerator pedal. Crank the engine with your foot off the accelerator pedal by turning the ignition key to START. Release the key when the engine starts. If the engine starts, but fails to run, repeat the above procedure. CAUTION Do not operate the starter for more than 15 seconds at a time. If the engine does not start, turn the key off and wait 10 seconds before cranking again, otherwise the starter could be damaged. 4. Allow the engine to idle for at least 30 seconds after starting. Drive at moderate speed for a short distance first, especially in cold weather. 5-6 Starting and driving

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Make sure the area around the vehicle is
clear.
●
Check fluid levels such as engine oil, cool-
ant, brake and clutch fluid, and window
washerfluidasfrequentlyaspossible,orat
leastwheneveryourefuel.
●
Checkthatallwindowsandlightsareclean.
●
Visually inspect tires for their appearance
and condition. Also check tires for proper
inflation.
●
Lockalldoors.
●
Positionseatandadjustheadrestraints.
●
Adjustinsideandoutsidemirrors.
●
Fastenseatbeltsandaskallpassengersto
dolikewise.
●
Checktheoperationofwarninglightswhen
thekeyisturnedtotheON(3)position.See
“Warning/indicator lights and audible re-
minders” in the “Instruments and controls”
sectionofthismanual.
1. Applytheparkingbrake.
2.
Automatictransmission:
MovetheshiftselectorlevertoP(Park)orN
(Neutral).P(Park)isrecommended.
The shift selector lever cannot be
moved out of P (Park) and into any of
the other gear positions if the ignition
key is turned to the OFF position or if
the key is removed from the ignition
switch.
Thestarterisdesignednottooperateif
the shift selector lever is in any of the
drivingpositions.
Manualtransmission:
MovetheshiftlevertoN(Neutral).Depress
the clutch pedal to the floor while cranking
theengine.
The starter is designed not to operate
unless the clutch pedal is fully de-
pressed.
3. Crank the engine
with your foot off the
accelerator pedal
by turning the ignition
key to START. Release the key when the
enginestarts.Iftheenginestarts,butfailsto
run,repeattheaboveprocedure.
●
When the engine is very hard to start in
extremely cold weather or when restart-
ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalalittle
(approximately1/5tothefloor)andholdit
and then crank the engine. Release the
key and the accelerator pedal when the
enginestarts.
●
When the engine is very hard to start
becauseitisflooded,depresstheaccel-
erator pedal all the way to the floor and
holdit.Cranktheenginefor5-6seconds.
Aftercrankingtheengine,releasetheac-
celerator pedal. Crank the engine
with
yourfootofftheacceleratorpedal
by
turningtheignitionkeytoSTART.Release
the key when the engine starts. If the
engine starts, but fails to run, repeat the
aboveprocedure.
CAUTION
Do not operate the starter for more than
15 seconds at a time. If the engine does
not start, turn the key off and wait 10
secondsbeforecrankingagain,otherwise
thestartercouldbedamaged.
4. Allowtheenginetoidleforatleast30sec-
ondsafterstarting.Driveatmoderatespeed
for a short distance first, especially in cold
weather.
BEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE
STARTINGTHEENGINE
5-6
Startinganddriving