Mazda 2006 Mazda3 4-Door Owner's Manual page 241

Mazda3_8U55-EA-05G_Edition1 Page241
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Connect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order.
1. Remove the battery cover from its front
side.
Battery cover
2. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V
and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
3. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don't allow both vehicles to
touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
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Discharged
battery
Jumper cables
4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
Connect one end of a cable to the
l
positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
Attach the other end to the positive
l
terminal on the booster battery (2).
Connect one end of the other cable
l
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3).
Connect the other end to a solid,
l
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the right hand side
engine mounting bolt) away from
the discharged battery (4).
5. Start the engine of the booster vehicle
and run it a few minutes. Then start the
engine of the other vehicle.
6. When finished, carefully disconnect the
cables in the reverse order described in
the illustration.
Black plate (241,1)
In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
Booster battery
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