Starting The Engine - Fiat Punto Owner's Handbook Manual

STARTING THE
ENGINE
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Before starting the engine, adjust the
seat, the interior rear view mirrors,
the door mirrors and fasten the seat
belt correctly. Never press the
accelerator pedal for starting the
engine.
VERSIONS WITH MANUAL
GEARBOX
Petrol versions (0.9 TwinAir 85
HP/0.9 TwinAir Turbo 105 HP
versions excluded)
Engage the handbrake, place the
gear lever in neutral and fully depress
the clutch pedal, without pressing
the accelerator;
turn the ignition key to AVV and
release it as soon as the engine starts.
0.9 TwinAir 85 HP/0.9 TwinAir Turbo
105 HP versions: after engaging the
handbrake, if the gear engaged is
not neutral, fully depress the clutch
pedal and then turn the key to AVV,
releasing it as soon as the engine
is started.
Diesel versions
Engage the handbrake, put the gear
lever into neutral and turn the ignition
key to MAR: the and
lights in the instrument panel will turn
on. Wait for the warning lights to turn
off and then fully depress the clutch
pedal without pressing the accelerator;
turn the ignition key to AVV as soon
as warning light switches off.
Release the ignition key as soon as the
engine starts.
IMPORTANT If the engine does not
start at the first attempt, return the
ignition key to STOP before repeating
the procedure. If, with the ignition
key at MAR, the and
lights (petrol and Diesel versions) stay
on in the instrument panel, the ignition
key must be brought back to STOP
and then to MAR again. If the warning
lights stay on, retry with the other
keys provided. Contact a Fiat
Dealership if you still cannot start the
engine. Do not leave the ignition key at
MAR when the engine is stopped.
VERSIONS WITH
DUALOGIC GEARBOX
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warning
Engine starting is allowed both with a
gear engaged and with the gearbox
in neutral (N). However, the brake pedal
must always be pressed first if neutral
is not engaged. It is therefore advisable
to place the gear lever in neutral (N)
before starting the engine.
LPG AND NATURAL
POWER VERSIONS
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The engine always starts up on petrol
independently of the mode previously
selected.
warning
WARNING
105) It is dangerous to run the engine in
enclosed areas. The engine burns oxygen
and releases carbon dioxide, carbon
monoxide and other toxic gases.
106) Remember that the brake servo and
power steering are not operational until the
engine has been started, therefore you
need to apply much more force than usual
to the brake pedal and steering wheel.
107) If the engine fails to start with a gear
engaged, the potentially dangerous
situation due to the fact that the gearbox is
automatically placed in neutral will be
signalled by an acoustic signal.
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