Starting Your Vehicle - Mercury 1996 Sable Manual

Starting Your Vehicle

Preparing to Start Your Vehicle
Do not start your vehicle in a closed
garage or other enclosed area.
Exhaust fumes are toxic. Always open
the garage door before you start the
engine. See Guarding Against Exhaust
Fumes in this chapter for more
instructions.
Before you start your vehicle, do the following:
1. Make sure you and all your passengers
buckle your safety belts. See Safety Restraints
in the Index for more details.
2. Make sure your headlamps and other
accessories are turned off and the parking
brake is set.
3. Make sure that the gearshift is in P (Park)
before you turn the key.
Before you start your vehicle, you should test
the warning lights on the instrument panel to
make sure that they work. Refer to the Warning
Lights and Gauges chapter.
Starting Your Engine
To start your engine:
1. Follow the steps under Preparing to Start
Your Vehicle at the beginning of this section.
2. Turn the ignition key to the ON position.
3. DO NOT depress the accelerator pedal when
starting your engine. DO NOT use the
accelerator while the vehicle is parked.
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