Volvo 164 Owner's Manual - page 23
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Before your first drive
Before you begin driving your new Volvo, we would advise you to become familiar with
the vehicle and the various instruments and controls used during driving. When you are
comfortably seated with the seat belt fastened and are acquainted with the location of
the the various controls, you are ready to begin driving.
Start the engine (injection, B 30 E and B 30 F)
as follows:
1. Check that the parking brake is on and the gear lever is in neutral (position N or P,
autom. transmission).
2. Always make a habit of depressing the clutch pedal until the engine starts.
3. Turn the ignition key to the starting position. Release the key as soon as the engine
has started.
Note. If the engine is cold, do not depress the accelerator pedal until the engine has started.
If the engine stops, start it again without depressing the accelerator pedal.
I f the engine is warm, the accelerator pedal should be pressed down about half-way. Avoid
repeated short attempts at starting. (In the case of each new attempt, the starting valve
functions and causes fuel to be injected into inlet duct.) Instead, allow the starter motor
to operate for a rather longer time (but not more than 15-20 seconds) each time.
Never rev an engine immediately after starting from cold.
Starting in garage
Before starting your car in a garage, al-
ways open the garage doors. The exhaust
gases from the engine contain carbon
monoxide gas which is poisonous and par-
ticularly dangerous since it is invisible and
odourless.
Warming up the engine
Experience has shown that engines in ve-
hicles used for frequent stopping and start-
i ng are subject to abnormally rapid wear.
The reason for this is that the engine is
not given a chance to reach its normal
working temperature. When the engine is
cold, it should just be taken up to its nor-
mal
working temperature as quickly as
possible. Therefore,
do not idle the en-
gine too long but start driving with a light
l oad on the engine as soon as the oil pres-
sure light has gone out.
Driving with the luggage compartment
lid open
While driving with the luggage compart-
ment lid partly or fully open, exhaust gases
can be sucked into the car through the
trunk.
Normally, this involves no risk to
passengers. However, the following advice
should be followed on such occasions:
1. Keep all windows closed.
2. Set the fresh air and defroster controls
to the fully-opened position and the fan
switch to full speed.
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