Audi 100 C3 owners manual page 45

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT STARTING PROCEDURES STOPPING ENGINE WARNING Manual Transmission Do not stop engine immediately after Fasten safety bells before driving. hard or extended driving. Keep engine Start with gearshift lever in Neutral, running for about two minutes to Never start or let the engine run in clutch pedal depressed, so that the starter only has to crank the engine. prevent excessive heat build-up. a confined or enclosed, unventilated area. Exhaust fumes from the engine contain carbon monoxide, which is a WARNING Starting engine colorless and odorless gas. Carbon Before you check anything in the monoxide can be fatal if inhaled. Do not depress accelerator pedal while starting. This applies at any outside engine compartment, stop the engine Never leave engine idling unat- and let it cool down. Hot components tended. An unattended vehicle with a temperature. can burn skin on contact. As soon as the engine starts, running engine is potentially hazar- Never touch the radiator fan dous. release the ignition key. blades. They will rotate spontaneously Do not park or operate the vehicle If the engine does not start the first when the thermos witch turns the fan in areas where the hot exhaust system time or stalls, turn the ignition off and restart. on. The radiator fan switches on may come in contact with dry grass, automatically when the coolant or Operate the starter for no more than brush, fuel spill or other material engine compartment reaches a certain which can cause a fire. 10 seconds. temperature and will continue to run Do not leave engine unattended at Allow about 30 seconds between each starting attempt. {even with the ignition off) until the idle. When starting engine, be ready to temperature drops. This may take up drive off immediately. Maintain mode-When starting a very hot engine, it to about 10 minutes. rate speed until your engine is com- may be necessary to slightly depress the pletely warm. Remember that your en-accelerator pedal after starting the gine performs best at operating tem- engine. perature. If the engine does not start, the fuse for the electric fuel pump or the fuses for the Automatic Transmission engine timing may be blown – see page Engine will only start with selector lever 136. in Neutral or Park. 43

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