Nissan Sunny Sentra N16 owners manual page 118

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STARTING THE ENGINE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 1. Apply the parking brake. press and hold the accelerator pedalAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2. Automatic transmission: to help start the engine. (if so equipped) Move the shift selector lever to P (Park)—Inthesummer,whenrestartingtheWARNING or N (Neutral). (P is recommended.)engine within 30 minutes after it has● Donotdepresstheacceleratorpedal been stopped, keep the acceleratorwhile shifting from P (Park) or N The shift selector lever cannot bepedal fully depressed while starting.(Neutral) to R (Reverse), D (Drive), 2 movedoutofP(Park) and into any of CAUTION or1.Alwaysdepressthebrakepedal the other gear positions if the ignition until shifting is completed. Failure to key is turned to LOCK or if the key isDonotoperatethestarterformorethando so could cause you to lose con- removed. 15secondsatatime.Iftheenginedoestrol and have an accident. Thestarter is designed not to operatenot start, turn the key off and wait 10● Cold engine idle speed is high, so if the shift selector lever is in one ofseconds before cranking again, other-use caution when shifting into a for- the driving positions. wise the starter could be damaged.ward or reverse gear before the en- Manual transmission: gine has warmed up. Move the selector lever to N (Neutral),4. Warm-up ● NevershifttoP(Park)orR(Reverse) anddepresstheclutch pedal to the floor.Allow the engine to idle for at least 30while the vehicle is moving. This secondsafter starting. Drive at moderatecould cause an accident. The starter is designed to operatespeedforashortdistancefirst,especially only when the clutch pedal is fullyin cold weather. depressed. CAUTION 3. Crank the engine with your foot off the ● When stopping the vehicle on an accelerator pedal by turning the ignition uphill grade, do not hold the vehicle keytoSTART.Releasethekeywhenthe bydepressingtheaccelerator pedal. engine starts. If the engine starts, but The foot brake should be used for fails to run, repeat the above procedure. this purpose. —Iftheengineisveryhardtostartin extremely cold or hot weather, de- Starting and driving5-7 ZX

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