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If
Your
Engine
Won't
Start
Diagnosing why your engine won't
start falls into two areas, depending
on what you
hear
when you press
the ENGINE START button.
•
You
hear nothing, or almost
nothing.
The
engine's starter
motor does not operate at
all,
or
operates very slowly.
•
You
can
hear
the starter motor
operating normally, or the starter
motor sounds like it is spinning
faster than normal, but the engine
does not start up and run.
218
Taking
Care
of
the
Unexpected
Nothing
Happens
or
the
Starter
Motor
Operates
Very Slowly
When you press the ENGINE
START button, you
do
not hear the
normal noise of the engine trying to
start. You may hear a clicking sound
or series of clicks, or nothing at
all.
Check these things:
• Your car has the Immobilizer
System.
You
should use a
properly-coded master or valet key
to start the engine (see page 59).
A key that
is
not properly coded
will
cause the immobilizer system
indicator
in
the dash panel to blink
rapidly.
• Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Turn
on the headlights and check
their brightness.
If
the headlights
are very dim or don't light at
all,
the battery is discharged. See
Jump
Starting
on page 220.
• Press
the
ENGINE START button,
then release
it.
If
the headlights
do
not dim, check the condition of the
fuses.
If
the fuses are 0
K,
there is
probably something wrong with
the electrical circuit for the
ignition switch
or
starter motor.
You
will
need a qualified
technician to determine the
problem.
(See
Emergency
Towing on page
238
.)
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