Nissan 350Z Fairlady Z owners manual page 178

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STARTING THE ENGINE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 1. Apply the parking brake. waytothe floor and hold it. Crank the engineAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2. Automatic transmission: for 5 to 6 seconds. After cranking the engine,5-speed automatic transmission release the accelerator pedal. Crank the en- Move the selector lever to P (Park) or Ngine with your foot off the acceleratorThe automatic transmission in your vehicle is (Neutral). (P preferred.) pedal by turning the ignition key to START.electronically controlled by a transmission con- Release the key when the engine starts. If thetrol module to produce maximum power and The starter is designed not to operate if theengine starts, but fails to run, repeat the selector lever is in one of the driving posi-above procedure.smooth operation. tions. Shown on the following pages are the recom- Manual transmission: CAUTION mended operating procedures for this transmis- sion. Follow these procedures for maximum ve- Move the shift lever to N (Neutral) position,Donotoperatethestarterformorethanhicle performance and driving enjoyment. and depress the clutch pedal to the floor Starting the vehicle while cranking the engine. 15 seconds at a time. If the engine does The starter is designed not to operate unlessnot start, turn the key off and wait 10After starting the engine, fully depress the foot the clutch pedal is fully depressed.seconds before cranking again, other-brake pedal and push the selector lever button wise the starter could be damaged.before shifting the selector lever to the R (Re- 3. Crank the engine with your foot off the verse), N (Neutral), D (Drive) or Manual shift accelerator pedal by turning the ignition4. Warm-up mode position. Be sure the vehicle is fully key to START. Release the key when the stopped before attempting to shift the selector engine starts. If the engine starts, but fails toAllow the engine to idle for at least 30lever. run, repeat the above procedure.seconds after starting. Do not race the en-This automatic transmission model is de- If the engine is very hard to start in extremelygine while warming it up. Drive at moderatesigned so that the foot brake pedal must cold weather or when restarting, depress thespeed for a short distance first, especially inbedepressedbeforeshiftingfromP(Park) accelerator pedal a little (approximately 1/3cold weather. to any drive position while the ignition to the floor) and hold it then crank the engine.In cold weather, keep the engine running forswitch is ON. Release the key and the accelerator pedala minimum of 2 to 3 minutes before shuttingThe selector lever cannot be moved out of when the engine starts. it off. Starting and stopping the engine over aP(Park) position and into any of the other If the engine is very hard to start because it isshort period of time may make the vehiclegear positions if the ignition key is turned flooded, depress the accelerator pedal all themore difficult to start.to the LOCK, OFF or ACC position or if the Starting and driving 5-9 05.10.18/Z33-D/V5.0

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