1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 63

Starting Your Engine (Cont.) 1 Don't push the accelerator pedal before starting your engine. some In other vehiclesyou might need to do this, but becauseof your vehicle's computer systems,you don't. Holding yourkey in longer than W secon will cause your battery to be drained much sooner. And th starter motor. 2. Turn your ignitionkey to Start. When the engine starts, let go of the key. The idle speed will down as go your engine gets warp. 3.l.L V6 (Code D) Engine: 3800 V6 (Code L) Engine: 3. If it doesn't start right away, hold your 3. If it doesn't start right away, hold key i S a t If it doesn't start in three your key in Start for about three n tr. seconds (or starts but then stops), push seconds at a time until your engine the accelerator pedal about one-quarter starts. Wait about 15 seconds between of the way down for 12 more seconds, each try to help avoid draining your or until it starts. battery. 4. If your engine still won't (or starts 4. If your engine still won't start (or start but then stops), it could be flooded with starts but then stops), it could be too much gasoline. Trythis: flooded with too much gasoline. Try pushing your accelerator pedal the all Wait 15 seconds to let the starter motor cool down. Then push your acceleratorway to the floor and holding it there as you hold the key in S a t for about tr pedal all the way to the floor. Hold it three seconds. If the vehiclestarts tr. there. Then hold the in S a t This key briefly but then stops again, do the clears extra the gasoline from the same thing, but this time keep the engine. When the engine let go starts, of pedal down for five six seconds. or If the key andthe accelerator pedal. the This clears the extra gasoline from 15 engine still doesn't start, wait another the engine. After waiting about15 seconds anddo step 4 again. seconds, repeat the normal starting procedure.