Cold Start Button; Idle Speed Adjusting Screw; Shift Lever - KTM 250 XC TPI Owner's Manual

6.11

Cold start button

6.12

Idle speed adjusting screw

6.13

Shift lever

The cold start button
body.
If the engine is cold and the ambient temperature is low, the
electronic fuel injection system extends the injection time. To help
the engine burn the increased fuel quantity, it must be supplied
with additional oxygen by pulling the cold start button.
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If the engine is warm, the cold start button must be deacti-
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vated.
Possible states
The cold start button is activated – The cold start button is
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pulled out all the way and turned by a ¼ turn.
The cold start button is deactivated – A further ¼ turn returns
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the cold start button back to the basic position.
The idle setting of the throttle valve body substantially influences
the vehicle's starting behavior, a stable idle speed, and the vehi-
cle's response when the throttle is opened.
An engine with a correctly set idle speed is easier to start than an
engine with the idle speed set incorrectly.
The idle speed is adjusted using the idle speed adjusting
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screw .
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If the idle speed is high, the engine is slow to run, the
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engine brake is low and the throttle response is aggressive,
the adjustment screw must be turned clockwise.
If the idle speed is low, the engine is running fast, the
engine brake is high and the throttle response is not clean,
the adjusting screw must be turned counterclockwise.
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Shift lever is mounted on the left of the engine.
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is fitted on the side of the throttle valve
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