Engine Start: Notes
Check engine start for readiness.
WARNING:
Before performing the following check, be sure to have enough room around the vehicle. Then, firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular brakes. Do not use the accelerator pedal. If the engine starts, be ready to turn off the ignition promptly. Take these precautions because the vehicle could move without warning and possibly cause personal injury or property damage.
On automatic transaxle vehicles, try to start the engine in each select lever position. The starting motor should crank only in "P" (Park) or "N" (Neutral).
On manual transaxle vehicles, place the shift lever in "Neutral," depress clutch pedal halfway and try to start.
The starter should crank only when clutch pedal is fully depressed.