Volvo Penta IPS Operator's Manual page 35

Starting
Check lamps
Each time the ignition is turned on, all lamps in the
alarm instrument are illuminated. Check that all lamps
- light up and go out. If a lamp flashes a fault has been
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registred, please refer to section Fault Han-
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dling page 41 for further information and reco-
mended actions.
If the boat has more than one station, it has to be acti-
vated before the lamps can be checked.
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Start the engines
If a station is locked the engines can only be started
and stopped from this station
Start using the ignition switch
Turn the key of each engine to position III. Release the
key and let it spring back to position I as soon as the
engine has started.
If repeated start attempts are needed, the key must be
turned back to position 0 first.
Starting with the starter button
Press the starter button for each engine. Release the
button as soon as the engine has started.
If you start from a secondary station, the starter keys
at the main station must be in position I.
Overheating protection
If the starter motor is engaged for its maximum activa-
tion time (30 seconds), the starter motor circuit is cut
automatically to protect the starter motor from over-
heating. If possible, leave the starter motor to cool for
at least five minutes before making a new start attempt.
Read the instruments and warm the engine
up
Allow the engines to idle for the first ten seconds. Check
that instruments and warning displays show normal val-
START STOP
ues. Check that no alarms are displayed and no warning
lamps are flashing. If an alarm is registred, please refer
to section Fault Handling page 41 for further informa-
tion and recomended actions.
Warm the engine up at low speed and low load, so nor-
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mal operating temperature is reached before full power
is used.
IMPORTANT!
Never race the engine when it is cold.
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