General instructions
Warnings: There is a danger of poisoning when the engine is running in a closed room!
Before starting the engine, the shift lever of the manual transmission must be in the neutral position (automatic transmission selector - in position R or N), parking brake included.
On a car with a manual transmission, while starting the engine, depress the clutch pedal - the starter should only rotate the engine crankshaft.
As soon as the engine starts to work, the ignition key must be released immediately - the starter must not rotate with the engine flywheel.
Starting a cold engine for a short time is accompanied by increased noise, since the oil pressure in the valve clearance hydraulic compensators has not reached the required value. This is normal.
Do not allow a warm engine to run while stationary.
Until the engine has warmed up to normal operating temperature, avoid high engine speeds and high engine loads.
When towing vehicles with a catalytic converter, stop attempting to start the engine if the vehicle being towed is more than 50 m. Unburned fuel may enter the catalytic converter and damage it.
Before trying to start the engine by towing, you should try to start it «smoking» from the battery of another vehicle.
Gasoline engines
These engines are equipped with a fuel injection system that automatically ensures the optimum fuel-to-air ratio at any ambient temperature.
Before starting a cold or warm engine and during start-up, do not press the accelerator pedal.
If the engine cannot be started after 10 seconds, try again after 30 seconds.
If the engine still does not start, check the fuel pump motor fuse.
After starting a very hot engine, let it run at medium speed for a while.
Diesel engines
After power on when driving position «Ignition on» The control lamp, depending on the temperature of the engine coolant, can signal the need for preheating.
Starting a cold engine
At an ambient temperature above +5°С the engine can be started immediately without preheating. During start-up, do not press the accelerator pedal.
When the ambient temperature is below +5°С turn the key in the ignition lock to position 2 - the preheating control lamp will light up. The lamp will go out after reaching a temperature sufficient to ignite the fuel.
When preheating is on, all other large current consumers must be turned off - otherwise the battery will be overloaded with high current.
Immediately after turning off the control lamp, start the engine.
Do not press the accelerator pedal while starting.
In case of intermittent ignition of the fuel in the engine, allow the starter to run for a few more seconds (no more than 30 s), until the engine can run on its own.
If the engine does not start, turn on the preheat again and try to start the engine as described above. If the engine still does not start this time, check the preheater fuse.
Starting the engine warmed up to operating temperature
The preheating control lamp does not light up - the engine can be started.
Starting the engine after running out of fuel from the fuel tank
If the fuel in the tank of a car with a diesel engine is completely used up, the process of starting the engine after refueling may take longer than usual - up to 1 minute, since the fuel supply system is released from the air in it only during the engine start.
Engine stop
After a high continuous load on the engine, do not immediately turn it off - let the engine idle for 2 minutes to avoid a sharp temperature drop in its various parts.
Warnings: After the engine has stopped, the fan may continue to (up to 10 min) rotate even when the ignition is off. The fan may also turn on suddenly after a while:
- when the temperature of the coolant rises due to the presence of a greater temperature difference in various parts of the engine;
- on a hot engine when the temperature in the engine compartment rises in the sun.
Therefore, when working in the engine compartment, be especially careful!
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