IVT JST-12L Instruction Manual page 12

Manual instruction
place the car battery in a location other than the
engine compartment. In this case, your car will have
appropriate jump start terminals under the hood. If
you are uncertain of what to look for, always check
your owner's manual!
• Make sure the "dead" car and the good car
are not touching. They should be close enough,
however, so that your jumper cables can meet easily
from one battery to the other battery.
• Turn the ignition key of both cars to the "off"
position.
• Put on eye-protection glasses.
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• Identify battery terminals or jump start terminals,
if your battery is not in the engine compartment.
POSITIVE HAS A PLUS SIGN (+)
NEGATIVE HAS A MINUS SIGN (-)
If necessary, use your Car Talk rag to clean off the
battery terminals.
• Lay the jumper cables on the ground, making
sure that the red and black clamps aren't touching
each other.
WARNING: Watch out for moving parts
in the engine compartment!
• Connect a red (positive) cable to the "dead" car's
positive battery post or positive jump start terminal
(A).
• Connect the other end of the red (positive) cable
to the "live" car's positive battery post (B).
• Connect one end of the black (negative) cable
to the "live" car's negative battery post (C). Do not
connect the other end of the negative cable to the
"dead" car's battery post.
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• Locate an unpainted metal part of the "dead"
car's engine, away from the battery. The engine
manifold (D) is a good location. You can also use
the air conditioner compressor bracket (E) or the
alternator bracket (the bracket is the piece of metal
to which the compressor or alternator is attached),
but be careful to avoid moving parts, such as belts.
• Connect the unused end of the black (negative)
cable to this location.
• Start the "live" car's engine.
• Start the "dead" car's engine. If it doesn't crank,
wait for two or three minutes and try again.
• If it still doesn't crank, you probably have a bad
connection somewhere. If the dead car's engine
fails to crank, turn off the engine of the good car.
Disconnect the negative clamp on the dead car's
engine to avoid sparks near the battery, then jiggle
the other three clamps to be sure they're making
good contact with the battery terminals. Reconnect
the fourth clamp.
• Again, refer to your owner's manual. As soon as
the dead car starts, you can disconnect the cables.
Generally, you should take jumper cables off in the
reverse order that you placed them, as described
below, however, some owner's manuals recommend
a different procedure. If this is the case with your car,
do not follow the instructions below; refer instead
to your owner's manual from this point forward.
• Disconnect the black (negative) cable connected
to dead car's engine. Be careful not to drop this end.
• Disconnect the black (negative) cable from the
negative terminal of the good car's battery.
• Disconnect the red (positive) cable from the
positive terminal of the good car's battery.
• Disconnect the red (positive) cable from the
positive terminal of the dead car's battery.
Operation instruction of the Jump-Start
This unit has a sealed lead-acid battery that should
be kept at full charge. Recharge when first received
immediately after each use and every month if not
used. Failure to this may cause the battery life to be
reduced.
Used as an Emergency Jump Starter
• Connect the +(red) cable to the positive terminal
of your car battery. Then connect the (black) cable
to the engine, vehicle frame or remote ground.
WARNING! Do not connect the negative
clamp to the negative battery terminal!
Connecting to the negative battery
terminal is an unsafe practice and increases
possibility of sparking near the batteries explosive
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