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Starting Your 2.2 Liter Engine
1. Without puslung -the accelerator pedal, turn your
ignition key to STUT. When the engine starts, let
go
:of the key. The idle speed will go down as your
engine gets
warm.
NOTICE:
Holding your key in START for Ionger than
15
.secon&at a time will
cause
your battery to
h.e
drained much sooner. And
the
excessive heat- can
damage your starter
motor.
NOTICE:
Your engine is designed to work with the
electronics in., your vehicle. If you add .ekectrical
parts
or
accessories,
you could
change the way
the engine operates. Before addmg electrical
equipment, check with your dealer.
If
you
dodt,
your engine might not perf0.m properly.
If you ever have to have
your
vehicle -towed, see
the part of this
manual
that tells.how to
do it
without damaging your vehicle. See "Towing
Your
Vehicle'? in the Index.
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2.
If
your
engine
still won't start (or starts but then
staps), it could be flooded with too much gasoline.
Try pushing your accelerator pedal
all the way to the
€lcm and holcling-it there as you hold the key in
START for about three seconds. If'the vehicle starts
briefly but-then stops
again,.
db the same thing, but
this time keep the pedal
down for five or six-seconds.
This clears
t h e '
extra
gasoline from the engine.
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