All engines
Vehicles with manual transmission
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Depress the clutch pedal to the stop and hold it in this position.
3. Move the shift lever to neutral. Depressing the clutch pedal makes it easier to start the engine in cold weather.
4. Cars with automatic clutch. Turn the ignition key to position 2 or depress the brake pedal.
5. Move the shift lever to neutral.
6. Cars with automatic transmission. Move the gear lever to the position «R» or «N».
7. Depress the foot brake pedal and hold it in this position.
Attention! Operate the starter continuously for no more than 30 seconds. Running the starter for a longer period of time may cause it to overheat, as well as heating the associated electrical wires.
Gasoline engines
8. Turn the key in the ignition and turn on the starter. At the same time, do not press the accelerator pedal. As soon as the engine starts, release the ignition key.
If the engine does not start within 5 seconds, depress the accelerator pedal and continue the starting process.
If the engine does not start even after a second attempt, or, having started, stalls, repeat the start with the gas pedal half depressed.
If necessary, try again with the gas pedal fully depressed.
If the engine is hot, depress the gas pedal slowly.
9. Start moving immediately. Warm up the engine only in severe frost for about 30 seconds.
Attention! Frequent attempts to start the engine, one after another, can damage the catalyst, because unburned gasoline enters the catalyst and, when heated, burns out with a knocking effect.
Diesel engines
Starting a cold engine
10. Switch on the ignition and wait for the preheat warning light to go out.
11. Start the engine, but do not press the accelerator pedal.
If, when starting the engine, it will work intermittently, then keep the starter on (maximum 20 seconds) until the engine runs smoothly. If the engine does not start, return the ignition key to the «0» and after a pause of approximately 30 sec. repeat the process of warming up and starting the engine.
Attention! During the warm-up procedure, do not turn on large current consumers of the on-board network. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary stress on the battery.
Attention! Due to the good cold start characteristics of the direct injection engine, fuel preheating is only necessary at air temperatures below 0°C.
Starting a warm engine
The engine can be started immediately. Preheating is not needed. Do not press the accelerator pedal.