Starting Engine (With Battery) - Cessna 172R Pilot Operating Handbook

STARTING ENGINE (With Battery)
Throttle -- OPEN 1/4 INCH.
Mixture -- IDLE CUT OFF.
Propeller Area -- CLEAR.
Master Switch -- ON.
Auxiliary Fuel Pump Switch -- ON.
Mixture -- ADVANCE to obtain 3 to 5 GPH fuel flow, then
return to IDLE CUT OFF position.
NOTE
If engine is warm, omit priming procedure of step 6 above.
Ignition Switch -- START (release when engine starts).
Mixture -- ADVANCE smoothly to RICH when engine fires.
NOTE
If engine floods, turn off auxiliary fuel pump, place mixture
in idle cut off, open throttle 1/2 to full, and crank engine.
When engine fires, advance mixture to full rich and retard
throttle promptly.
Oil Pressure -- CHECK.
Auxiliary Fuel Pump -- OFF.
Navigation Lights and Flashing Beacon -- ON as required.
Avionics Power Switch --ON.
Radios -- ON.
Flaps -- RETRACT.
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Dec 2/96
SECTION 4 CESSNA
NORMAL PROCEDURES MODEL 172R
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