To Jump Start The Vehicle - Mercury Tracer 1997 Owner's Manual

system; a 24-volt power supply
will cause vehicle damage
• park the vehicles close to each
other, but do not allow the two
vehicles to touch.
• check to make sure neither
battery is disconnected
• remove any excessive corrosion
from the battery terminals
• turn on the heater fan in each
vehicle to prevent damage from
voltage surges

To jump start the vehicle:

1. Connect the jumper cables in
numerical order.
Disabled battery positive
1
terminal
Booster battery positive
2
terminal
Booster battery negative
3
terminal
Disabled vehicle engine
4
Do not connect the end of
the second cable to the
negative (-) terminal of the
battery to be jumped. A spark
may cause an explosion of the
gases that surround the battery.
2. Start the engine in the vehicle
with the booster battery.
3. Wait a few minutes and start the
engine in the vehicle with the
disabled battery.
Roadside emergencies
4
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1
ON
II
2
3
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