Starting A Gasoline Engine - E85 - Ford FOCUS Owner's Manual

Starting and Stopping the Engine
Cold or hot engine
Vehicles with manual transmission
Note: Do not touch the accelerator pedal.
Note: Releasing the clutch pedal during
engine start may stop the engine cranking
and return to ignition on.
1. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
2. Start the engine.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
Note: Do not touch the accelerator pedal.
Note: Releasing the brake pedal during
engine start may stop the engine cranking
and return to ignition on.
1. Move the transmission selector lever
to position P or N.
2. Fully depress the brake pedal.
3. Start the engine.
All vehicles
If the engine does not start, wait for a short
period and try again.
If the engine does not start after three
attempts, wait 10 seconds and follow the
flooded engine procedure.
If you have difficulty starting the engine
when the temperature is below -25°C
(-13°F), press the accelerator pedal to the
mid-way point of its travel and try again.
Flooded engine
Vehicles with manual transmission
1. Fully depress the clutch pedal.
2. Fully depress the accelerator pedal and
hold it there.
3. Start the engine.
Focus (CB8) Vehicles Built From: 03-03-2014, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2014, CG3568en enGBR, Edition date: 03/2014, None
Vehicles with automatic transmission
1. Move the transmission selector lever
to position P or N.
2. Fully depress the accelerator pedal and
hold it there.
3. Fully depress the brake pedal.
4. Start the engine.
All vehicles
If the engine does not start, repeat the cold
or hot engine procedure.
Engine idle speed after starting
The speed at which the engine idles
immediately after starting will vary
depending on the engine temperature.
The idle speed is automatically increased
when the engine is cold this is to heat the
catalytic converter. This keeps the vehicle
emissions to an absolute minimum.
The idle speed will slowly decrease to the
normal level as the catalytic converter
warms up.
STARTING A GASOLINE
ENGINE - E85
For general information on starting a
gasoline engine. See Starting a Gasoline
Engine (page 121).
Starting at low ambient
temperatures
When the temperature is lower than -10°C
(14°F) and the vehicle is filled with E85, an
engine block heater should be used to
facilitate starting. See Engine Block
Heater (page 124). Failure to do this will
result in a non start.
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