Jump-Starting - Yamaha VIKING YX70MPJ Owner's Manual

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Jump-starting

Jump-starting the vehicle should be avoided.
The battery should be removed and charged
instead.
However, if the vehicle must be jump-started,
proceed as follows.
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WARNING
To avoid battery explosion and/or serious
damage to the electrical system:
 Do not connect the negative lead of the
jumper cable to the negative terminal of
the battery.
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 Do not touch the positive lead of the
jumper cable to the negative lead.
 Do not reverse the polarity of the jumper
cables when connecting to the batteries.
1. Turn the key to "
2. Remove the hood. (See page 8-10.)
3. Using a charged 12-volt battery, connect
the positive lead of the jumper cable to
the positive terminal of the battery in the
" (off).
vehicle and the other end of the positive
lead to the positive terminal of the
charged battery.
1. Jumper cable positive lead
4. Connect the negative lead of the jumper
cable to the negative terminal of the
charged battery and the other end of the
negative lead to an unpainted metal sur-
face of the frame of the vehicle to be
started.
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