Booster Battery (Jump) Starting; Jacking And Towing; Jacking Points And Procedure - Jeep cherokee 1989 Owner's Manual

Booster battery (jump) starting

Certain precautions must be observed when using a booster battery
to start a vehicle.
switch is in the Off position.
one in the vehicle.
(automatic).
vent caps and lay a cloth over the vent holes.
Connect the red jumper cable to the positive ( + I terminals of each
battery.
Connect one end of the black jumper cable to the negative
minal of the booster battery. The other end of this cable should be con-
nected to a good ground on the vehicle to be started, such as a bolt
or bracket on the engine block (see illustration). Use caution to ensure
that the cable will not come into contact with the fan, drivebelts or
other moving parts of the engine.
Start the engine using the booster battery, then, with the engine
running at idle speed, disconnect the jumper cables in the reverse order
of connection.

Jacking and towing

Jacking
The jack supplied with the vehicle should only be used for raising
the vehicle when changing a tire or placing jackstands under the frame.
Warning: Never work under the vehicle or start the engine while this
jack is being used as the only means of support.
The vehicle should be on level ground with the hazard flashers on,
the wheels blocked, the parking brake applied and the transmission
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Make the booster battery cable connections in the
numerical order shown (note that the negative cable of the
booster battery is NOT attached to the negative terminal
in Park (automatic) or Reverse (manual). If a tire is being changed,
loosen the lug nuts one-half turn and leave them in place until the wheel
is raised off the ground.
Place the jack under the vehicle suspension in the indicated position
(see illustration). Operate the jack with a slow, smooth motion until
the wheel is raised off the ground. Remove the lug nuts, pull off the
wheel, install the spare and thread the lug nuts back on with the bev-
I Place the transmission in Park (automatic) or Reverse (manuall
2 Turn on the hazard flashers
3 Apply the parking brake
4 Block the wheel diagonally opposite the one being changed
5 Use the jack to raise the vehicle
6 Rear jacking point
7 Front jacking point
of the dead battery)

Jacking points and procedure