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Use of jumper cables
Make sure t o connect the jumper cable
clamps in exactly the order described below'
Fig. 160
Luggage compa rtme nt : connec tors for a
charge r and jump start cab les
Fig. 161
Jump sta rt using the batte ry in anot her vehi-
cle : A - Female socket, B · Discharge
The batte ry is located in the luggage compart-
ment
¢
page
179. The front lid can be opened
in an emergency
~ page 37 .
Do
not
connect the negat ive cable directly to
the negative termina l on the battery. Connect
it to a j ump start pin instead ¢
fig.
160.
Connect the posit ive cable (red) to the
positive t ermin al
1.
Connect one end of the red jumper cable
¢
fig.
161
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to the positive te rm inal of
d ischarged battery @ .
2. Connect the other end of the red jumper
cab le to the positive termina l @ of the
booster battery @ .
Connect the negat ive cable (black ) to the
negati ve t erminal
3 . Connect one end of the black jumper ca-
ble @ to the negative terminal of the
booster battery @ .
What
do I d o now ?
211
4.
Secu re the other end to the jump start pin
@ for the discharged battery @ .
Starting the engine
~
Sta rt the engine of the veh icle providing as-
sistance and al low it to run at idle.
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Now sta rt the eng ine of the vehicle with the
discharged battery .
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If the engine does not start: Stop trying af-
ter 10 seconds and then try again after
about 30 seconds.
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Disconnect t he cable while the engine is
running in exactly
reverse
order to that de -
scribed .
The ba t tery is vented to the out side to prevent
gases from entering the veh icle inter ior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect-
ed with their
metal parts in full contact
with
the battery term inals .
.&,
WARNING
To avoid serious person a l injury and dam-
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer . If in doubt , call for road service.
- Jumper cables m ust be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they canno t get caught in any
mov ing parts in the engine compart-
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment,
always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
¢ page
169,
Working in the
engine compartment.
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Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru-
in the generator .
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI-
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( - ) to NEGATIVE
(- ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firm ly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega-
-
tive battery term inal.
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