Mazda 2002 MPV Owner's Manual page 228

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In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
2. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don't allow the vehicles to
touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
3. Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
• Connect one end of a cable to the
positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
• Attach the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster battery (2).
• Connect one end of the other cable
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3).
• Connect the other end to a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the engine hanger)
away from the discharged battery
(4).
Discharged
battery
Booster battery
Connect cables in
numerical order and
disconnect in reverse
order.
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Connecting to Negative Terminal:
Connecting the end of the second
cable to the negative (
the discharged battery is dangerous.
A spark could cause the gas around
the battery to explode and injure
someone. Connect the cable to a point
away from the battery.
Connecting Jumper Cable to a
Moving Part:
Connecting a jumper cable near or to
a moving parts (cooling fans, belts) is
dangerous. The cable could get
caught when the engine starts and
cause serious injury. Never connect a
jumper cable to or near any part that
moves.
4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle
5. When finished, carefully disconnect
Jumper
cables
WARNING
) terminal of
and run it a few minutes. Then start the
engine of the other vehicle.
the cables in the reverse order
described in Step 3.