Starting With Booster Cables - Komatsu PC18MR-3 Operation & Maintenance Manual

2.6.2 STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES

When starting the machine with booster cables, always wear
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safety goggles.
When starting the engine by means of another machine, avoid
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any contact between the two machines.
Before connecting the additional cables, make sure that both
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the starter key and the battery main switch are turned to OFF.
When connecting the booster cables, make sure to connect the
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positive cable (+) first and then the negative or earth cable (–).
After the start, disconnect first the negative or earth cable (–)
and then the positive cable (+).
Connect the batteries in parallel: positive to positive and nega-
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tive to negative.
When connecting the earth cable to the body of the machine to
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be started, operate as far as possible from the battery. (See
"3.7.5 IF THE BATTERY IS DOWN").
Do not attempt to start the engine by short-circuiting the starter
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terminals (see "2.8.18 PRECAUTIONS CONCERNING THE
STARTER").
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BATTERY
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