Honda legend Owner's Manual page 561

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Jump Starting
1.8 engine model
2.2 engine model (Diesel)
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Taking Care of the Unexpected
On diesel models
Connect the second jumper cable to
the negative ( ) terminal on the
−
booster battery. Connect the other
end to the stud bolt on the engine
side as shown. Do not connect this
jumper cable to any other part of the
engine.
5. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, have an assistant start
that vehicle and run it at a fast idle.
Start the vehicle. If the starter
6.
motor still operates slowly, check
that the jumper cables have good
metal-to-metal contact.
7. Once the vehicle is running,
disconnect the negative cable from
your vehicle, then from the
booster battery. Disconnect the
positive cable from your vehicle,
and then from the booster battery.
Keep the ends of the jumper
cables away from each other and
any metal on the vehicle until
everything is disconnected.
Otherwise, you may cause an
electrical short.
On vehicles with i-SHIFT
After jump starting, you must move
the shift lever to neutral and press
on the brake pedal for about 3
seconds until the gear position
indicator shows N the next time you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position.