After starting – Ram Trucks 2015 Chassis Cab Commercial - Owner Manual User Manual

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WARNING!

Never pour fuel or other flammable liquids into

the throttle body air inlet opening in an attempt to
start the vehicle. This could result in a flash fire
causing serious personal injury.

Do not attempt to push or tow your vehicle to get it

started. Vehicles equipped with an automatic trans-
mission cannot be started this way. Unburned fuel
could enter the catalytic converter and once the
engine has started, ignite and damage the converter
and vehicle.

If the vehicle has a discharged battery, booster

cables may be used to obtain a start from a booster
battery or the battery in another vehicle. This type
of start can be dangerous if done improperly. Refer
to “Jump Starting” in “What To Do In Emergen-
cies” for further information.

If the engine has been flooded, it may start to run, but not

have enough power to continue running when the igni-

tion button/key is released. If this occurs, continue

cranking with the accelerator pedal pushed all the way to

the floor. Release the accelerator pedal and the ignition

button/key once the engine is running smoothly.
If the engine shows no sign of starting after two 10-second

periods of cranking with the accelerator pedal held to the

floor, the “Normal Starting” procedure should be repeated.

After Starting

The idle speed is automatically controlled and will de-

crease as the engine warms up.

332 STARTING AND OPERATING

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