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Emergency
situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer-
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting
by pushing
or
towing
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Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing .
Starting
with
jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi-
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another
vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables
to start the en-
gine.
Jumper cables
Use
only
jumper cables of sufficiently
largecross section
to safely carry the starter
current. Refer to the manufacturer'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
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored
black.
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WARNING
Batte ries contain electricity, ac id, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean-
ing over the battery whenever possible.
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situations
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- A discharged battery can a lready freeze
at temperatures
just below 32 °F (0 °C).
Before connecting a jumper cable, the
frozen battery must be thawed com-
pletely, othe rwise it could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies generate explosive gas-
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga-
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any veh icle with
a low ac id level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat-
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rat ing
may cause an exp losion and personal in-
jury.
- Never cha rge a frozen battery. Gas trap-
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never cha rge o r use a battery that has
been frozen . The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat -
ing may cause an exp losion and injury .
The ca pa city (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis-
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment,
always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 172, Engine com-
partment.
(D
Note
- App lying a higher voltage booster bat-
tery will cause expensive damage to sen-
sit ive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, rad io, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be-
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
posit ive(+) terminals are connected.
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