If The Vehicle Battery Is Discharged - Lexus NX200t Owner's Manual

If the vehicle battery is discharged

The following procedures may be used to start the engine if the vehicle's bat-
tery is discharged.
You can also call your Lexus dealer or a qualified repair shop.
If you have a set of jumper (or booster) cables and a second vehicle with a bat-
tery, you can jump start your vehicle by following the steps below.
Open the hood (P. 488)
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Connect the jumper cables according to the following procedure:
2
Connect a positive jumper cable clamp to the positive (+) battery terminal
1
on your vehicle.
Connect the clamp on the other end of the positive cable to the positive (+)
2
battery terminal on the second vehicle.
Connect a negative cable clamp to the negative (-) battery terminal on the
3
second vehicle.
Connect the clamp at the other end of the negative cable to a solid, station-
4
ary, unpainted metallic point away from the battery and any moving parts,
as shown in the illustration.
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