Vehicle Battery; Battery Care; To Connect The Booster Cables; Using Booster Cables - Ford Transit Owner's Handbook Manual

BATTERY CARE

The battery requires very little
maintenance. The fluid level is
checked regularly during the routine
service inspections.
USING BOOSTER
CABLES
CAUTIONS
Connect batteries with only the
same nominal voltage.
Always use booster cables with
insulated clamps and adequate
size cable.
Do not disconnect the battery
from the vehicle s electrical
system.

Vehicle battery

To connect the booster
cables
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1. Position the vehicles so that they
2. Switch off the engine and any
3. Lift up the battery plus connection
4. Connect the positive (+) terminal
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A
C
A Flat battery vehicle
B Booster battery vehicle
C Positive connection cable
D Negative connection cable
do not touch one another.
electrical equipment.
cover. See Maintenance (page
129).
of the battery plus connection on
vehicle A with the positive (+)
terminal of vehicle B (cable C).
D
B