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Maintenance Schedule
CHECK OR
SERVICE
Starter Switch
WHAT TO DO
1. Before you start, be sure' you have
enough room around the vehicle.
2. Firmly apply both the parking brake
(see "Parking Brake" in the Index if
necessary) and the regular brake.
NOTE: Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off the
engine immediately if it starts.
3. On automatic transaxle vehicles, try
to start the engine in each gear. The
starter should work only
in
"F'"
(Park) or "N" (Neutral). If the starter
works in any other position, your
vehicle needs service.
On manual transaxle vehicles, put
the shift lever in "N" (Neutral), push
the clutch down halfway and try to
start the engine. The starter should
work only when the clutch is pushed
down all the way to 'the floor. If the
starter works when the clutch isn't
pushed all the way
down your
vehicle needs service.
CHECK OR
SERVICE
Brake-Transaxle
Shift Interlock
--
BTSI (Automatic
I'ransaxle)
WHAT TO DO
1.
Before you start, be sure you have
enough room around the vehicle. It
should be parked on a level surface.
2. Firmly apply the parking brake (see
"Parking Brake"
in the Index
if
necessary). NOTE:
Be ready
to
apply the regular brake immediately
if the vehicle begins to move.
3. With the engine off,
turn the key
to
the "RUN" position, but don't start
the engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the shift
lever out of "P" (Park) with normal
effort. If the shift lever moves out of
" P '
(Park), your vehicle's BTSI
needs service.
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