Mitsubishi Lancer VIII 8 owners manual page 124

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Starting and stopping the engine There is usually no need to depress the accel- [Except for vehicles equipped with the turbocharger] WARNING erator pedal when starting the engine. Never run the engine in a closed or poorly The engine is warmed up enough for driv- The starter should not be run for more than 15 ventilated area any longer than is needed ing when the bar graph of engine coolant seconds at a time. to move your vehicle out of the area. Car- temperature display starts to move. A lon- To prevent battery drain, wait a few seconds bon monoxide gas, which is odorless and ger warm up period will only consumebetween attempts to restart the engine. extra fuel. extremely poisonous, could build up and cause serious injury or death. [For vehicles equipped with the turbo- 5 charger] 1.Make sure all occupants are properly The engine is warmed up enough for driv- CAUTION seated with seat belts fastened ing when the bar graph of engine coolant 2.Insert the ignition key. Do not push-start the vehicle. 3.Make sure the parking brake is applied. temperature display starts to move. Driv- Do not run the engine at high rpms or drive ing before the bar graph moves may cause 4.Press and hold the brake pedal down with at high speeds until the engine has had a deterioration of turbocharger performance chance to warm up. your right foot. and driveability. A longer warm up period 5.Press and hold the clutch pedal all the way Release the ignition switch as soon as the down (manual transaxle). will only consume extra fuel. engine starts. Otherwise, the starter motor will be damaged. On vehicles equipped with the Twin Clutch SST, the following may occur after NOTE the engine is started, but they do not indi- For models equipped with a manual trans- cate an abnormality. Starting the engine axle, the starter will not operate unless the You may hear operational sounds of the N00542200146 clutch pedal is fully depressed (Clutch inter- lock). This is a safety feature. Twin Clutch SST and you may feel vibration in the vehicle body. [For vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.- key.] If you shift the gearshift lever into the For information on operation for vehicles “N” (NEUTRAL) position and depress equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key, refer to the accelerator pedal, increases in the engine speed will be limited. “F.A.S.T.-key: Starting the engine” on page 5-20. [Except for vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key.] Your vehicle is equipped with an electroni- cally controlled fuel injection system, which automatically controls the release of fuel. Features and controls 5-57

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