Mazda 2004 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 220

J60E_8R65-EA-03C_Edition2.book Page 21 Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:48 PM
1. Remove the engine cover.
Engine cover
2. Remove the rubber hose from the
battery cover.
Rubber hose
3. Remove the battery cover from its rear
side.
Battery cover
Form No. 8R65-EA-03C
In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
4. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V
and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
5. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don't allow the vehicles to
touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
6. Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
• Connect one end of a cable to the
positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
• Attach the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster battery (2).
• Connect one end of the other cable
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3).
• Connect the other end to a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the tightening bolt)
away from the discharged battery
(4).
Jumper cables
Discharged
battery
Booster battery
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