Mitsubishi MOTORS Colt 2007 Owner's Manual page 293

2. You could be injured if the vehicles move. Set the parking
brake firmly on each vehicle. Put an automatic transmis-
sion in "P" (PARK) or a manual transmission and an auto-
mated manual transmission in "N" (Neutral). With an
automated manual transmission vehicle, confirm that "N"
is shown by the allshift indicator display. Turn off the
ignition switch.
WARNING
!
● Turn off the ignition on both vehicles beforehand.
Take care to ensure that the cables or your clothes
cannot be caught by the fan or drive belt. Personal
injury could result.
NOTE
● Turn off all lamps, the heater and other electrical loads.
This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries.
3. Make sure battery electrolyte is at the proper level.
Refer to "Battery" on page 8-15.
WARNING
!
● If electrolyte fluid is not visible, or appears to be fro-
zen, Do Not Attempt Jump Starting!
A battery might rupture or explode if the tempera-
ture is below freezing point or if it is not filled to the
proper level.
4. Connect one end of one jump lead to the positive (+) ter-
minal of the discharged battery (A), and the other end to
the positive (+) terminal of the booster battery (B).
Petrol-powered vehicles
Except for vehicles with turbocharger
For emergencies
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