Manual Transmission Vehicles; Automatic Transmission Vehicles - Subaru 1998 Legacy Owner's Manual

J Manual transmission vehicles
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and accessories.
3. Press the clutch pedal to the floor and shift the shift lever into neutral.
Hold the clutch pedal to the floor while starting the engine. The starter
motor will only operate when the clutch pedal is pressed fully to the floor.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the "ON" position and check the operation
of the warning and indicator lights. Refer to Warning and Indicator Lights
section (Chapter 3).
5. Turn the ignition switch to the "START" position without depressing the
accelerator pedal. Release the key immediately after the engine has
started.
If the engine does not start within ten seconds, wait a while and then turn
the ignition switch to the "START" position again while depressing the ac-
celerator pedal half way down.
6. Confirm that all warning and indicator lights have gone off after the
engine has started. The fuel injection system automatically lowers the
idle speed as the engine warms up.
J Automatic transmission vehicles
CAUTION
If you restart the engine while the vehicle is moving, shift the se-
lector lever into the "N" position. Do not attempt to place the se-
lector lever of a moving vehicle into the "P" position.
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and accessories.
3. Shift the selector lever to the "P" or "N" position (preferably "P" posi-
tion).
The starter will only operate when the select lever is at the "P" or "N"
position.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the "ON" position and check the operation
of the warning and indicator lights. Refer to Warning and Indicator Lights
section (Chapter 3).
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