Porsche 944 S2 Owner's Manual page 90

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Emergency Starting
with Jumper Cables
lmproper
use
of booster battery to
a
vehicle
may cause an
explosion.
Lead-acid batteries generate
gases. Keep sparks, llame and
lighted
cigarettes
away
lrom
balteries.
Do
not
charge a frozen battery, thaw
out first,
Gas trapped
in
the
ice
cause an exp,osion.
No
attempt should
be made
to
jump
any vehicle
with
a
low electrolyte
level
the
battery.
Check electrolyte level
ot
each
cell.
necessary,
lill
with distilled water to
above plates.
Make sure
the voltage of both
is
lhe
same.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster
should not be lower than that ol
discharged battery.
Vehicle with discha.ged
battery:
turn
lights and
accessories, remove
key
move lever
to
N
or P
and
set
brake.
Vehicle
with booster battery
should
be
running. Disconnecl ground
cable.
Remove
vent
caps
from
booster
and discharged battery. Preferably
lay
cloth over open
vents
to
reduce
sion
hazard.
lmproper hook-up
ol
iumper
cables
can
ruin lhe allernator.
Always connecl
POSITIVE
(+) to
POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATM
(-)
lo ground on
engine
block.
1.
Connect clamp
of plus-cable
to
positive
(+) terminal of discharged
battery
(1).
2.
Connect clamp on opposite end of
cable
to
positive (+) terminal of
booster battery
(2j.
3.
Connect clamp
of
minus-cable
to
nega-
tive
(-)
terminal of
booster battery
(3).
4.
Connect clamp on opposite end of
cable
to
a bare metal
part bolted directly to the
engine block or
to
the
engine block itsell
(x) oI
car
with
discharged battery.
Con-
nect clamp as
far
away
from
battery
as
possible.
Start engine
in the
usual manner.
lf
en-
gine fails
to
start,
do
not
continue to
crank but contact
nearest workshop.
With engine running,
remove
jumper
cab-
les
from both
cars in exact reverse order:
Steps 4
through
1.
Reconnect
ground
cable
of
booster
bat-
tery.
A
Discharqed Battery
B
- Booster
Battery
Do
not try to start car
by
pushing
or lowlng.
Damage
to lhe
calalytic convelter,
lhe
lransmission,
and/or other componenls of
lhe car may resull.
fl)
x
How
to
use iumper cables
damage to the vehicle, heed all
r
The
jumper
cables must be long
!
Only
jumper cables
of
adequate
ter
cross-section
and
Iitted
with
lated alligator clips should be used.
r
When connecting jumper
cables,
suro
that they cannot get caught
in