Honda Interceptor 2014 Owner's Manual page 41

Starting the Engine
Start your engine using the following
procedure, regardless of whether the engine
is cold or warm.
NOTICE
• If the engine does not start within 5 seconds, turn the
ignition off and wait 10 seconds before trying to start
the engine again to recover battery voltage.
• Extended fast idling and revving the engine can
damage the engine, and the exhaust system.
• Snapping the throttle or fast idling for more than about
5 minutes may cause exhaust pipe discolouration.
• The engine will not start if the throttle is fully open.
Make sure the engine stop switch is in the
!a
(Run) position.
!b Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
!c Shift the transmission to Neutral (
!c
indicator comes on). Alternatively, pull in
the clutch lever to start your motorcycle
with the transmission in gear so long as the
!b
side stand is raised.
!d Press the start button with the throttle
!a
completely closed.
!d
If the engine does not start:
! a Open the throttle fully and press the start
button for 5 seconds.
! b Repeat the normal starting procedure.
! c If the engine starts, open the throttle slightly
if idling is unstable.
! d If the engine does not start, wait 10 seconds
before trying steps
❙
If Engine Will Not Start
N
a ! & b ! again.
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