So what would you have done since you make a point of not carrying an aircraft manual ?
It's not that one 'makes a point of not carrying', it's that it won't fit into the bluddy aeroplane! Perhaps you are only used to aerial motor cars like C172s? Some of the more fun machines don't over indulge in the stowage department.
To answer your question, I'd have hand-swung it. That you didn't (it's no big deal on a 172) tells me you might be an aeroplane driver rather than an aviator.