Starting - Hyundai TUCSON Owner's Manual

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI

STARTING

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WARNING:
Never run the engine in a closed or
poorly ventilated area any longer
than is needed to move your car in
or out of the area. The carbon mon-
oxide gas emitted is odorless and
can cause serious injury or death.
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STARTING FOR THE DIESEL
ENGINE
ENGINE COLD
o Turn the ignition key to position
"ON" and wait for the pre-heat indi-
cator light to go out.
o Operate the starter until the engine
runs.
ENGINE WARM
Operate the starter. If the engine does
not respond on the first attempt, wait
several seconds and try again using
the pre-heat.
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Normal Conditions
The Starting Procedure:
1. Insert key, and fasten the seat belt.
2. Depress the clutch pedal fully and
place the gearshift lever in neutral
(manual transaxle) or the selector
lever in "P"(park) position (automatic
transaxle).
3. After turning the ignition key to the
"ON" position, make certain all warn-
ing lights and gauges are function-
ing properly before starting the en-
gine.
4. On vehicles equipped with the die-
sel preheat indication light, turn the
ignition key to the "ON" position.
The diesel-preheat indicator light
will first illuminate in amber, and
then after a short time, the amber
illumination will go off, indicating
that preheating is completed.