Honda Civic Hybrid Manual page 296

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4. Connect the second jumper cable
to the negative ( ) terminal on −
the booster battery. Connect the
other end to the grounding point
as shown. Do not connect this
jumper cable to any other part of
the engine.
5. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, have an assistant start
that vehicle and run it at a fast idle.
6. Start the vehicle. If the starter
motor still operates slowly, check
that the jumper cables have good
metal-to-metal contact.
7. Once the vehicle is running,
disconnect the negative cable from
your vehicle, then from the
booster battery. Disconnect the
positive cable from your vehicle,
and then from the booster battery.
Keep the ends of the jumper
cables away from each other and
any metal on the vehicle until
everything is disconnected.
Otherwise, you may cause an
electrical short.
Jump Starting
If your vehicle's 12 volt battery is
disconnected or goes dead, the
IMA battery level gauge reading
will not be correct the next time
you turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position. It will show less
than the actual level temporarily.
It will show the correct level after
you drive for at least 30 minutes.
Taking Care of the Unexpected
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