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What
do I do no w ?
connected to the battery of
another
veh icle,
using a pai r of jump er cable s to start the en-
g ine.
Both batter ies must be rated at 12 volt s. The
capacity (Ah) of the booster battery must not
be substantially less than the capacity of the
d ischarged battery .
Jumper cab les
Use
only
jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross sec tio n to safely carry the starter cur-
rent . Refer to the manu facturer's specifica -
tions .
Use only jumper cables which have
insulated
termina l clamps and are properly marked for
distinction :
plus( +) cable: in most cases colored red
minu s( -) cable : in most cases colored black
A
WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, ac id, and gas .
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below fo r
safe handl ing of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean-
ing over t he batte ry whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can already freeze
at temperatures
just be low 32 °F (0 °C).
Before connecting a jumper cable, the
frozen battery must be thawed com-
pletely, otherwise it could exp lode .
- Do not a llow battery ac id to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area w ith
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries gene rate explos ive gas -
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga -
rettes away from batteries .
- Do not try to jump st art any veh icle with
a low acid level in the battery.
- The volt age of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating . The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery shou ld not be
lower than that of the discharged bat-
tery. Use of batter ies of different voltage
or substantially d iffe rent "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and persona l in-
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap-
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen . The battery case may have
be weakened .
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially d ifferent capacity (Ah) rat-
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capac ity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis-
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
,=;, page 169, Working in the
engine comportment.
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Note
- App lying a higher voltage booster bat -
tery will cause expens ive damage to sen-
sitive e lectronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be-
tween the vehicles as otherwise cur rent
could a lready start to f low as soon as the
positive( +) terminals are connected.
(D
Tips
- The d ischa rged ba t tery m ust be properly
connected to the veh icle's e lectr ica l sys -
tem.
- Switch off any car phone, o r follow the
car phone instructions for th is sit uat ion.
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