Mazda 3 Sport 2017 Manual page 504

If Trouble Arises
Battery Runs Out
1. Remove the 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, do not allow both vehicles
to touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and
all unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
Connect one end of a cable to the
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positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
Attach the other end to the positive
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terminal on the booster battery (2).
Connect one end of the other cable to
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the negative terminal of the booster
battery (3).
Connect the other end to the ground
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point indicated in the illustration
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.
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6. (With i-ELOOP system)
The i-ELOOP indicator light may fl ash
after the engine is started. The indicator
light turns off when the engine is
running and the charging is completed.
Make sure the i-ELOOP indicator light
is turns off before driving.
NOTE
If the vehicle is driven with the
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i-ELOOP indicator light fl ashing, a
beep sound is heard.
If the steering wheel is operated with
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the i-ELOOP indicator light fl ashing, it
may feel heavier than normal, however,
this does not indicate a malfunction.
The steering operation will return to
normal when the i-ELOOP indicator
light turns off.
Do not remove the jumper cables while
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the i-ELOOP indicator light is fl ashing.
7. When fi nished, carefully disconnect the
cables in the reverse order described in
the illustration.
8. If the battery cover has been removed,
install it in the reverse order of
removal.
NOTE
Verify that the covers are securely
installed.