PERODUA Kancil Owner's Manual page 78

Discharged battery
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Body
Jumper cables
ground
1. If the booster battery is installed on the
other vehicle, keep vehicles apart.
Turn off all unnecessary lights and ac­
cessories on the vehicles. Place the
transmission lever in neutral (manual
transmission).
Fully apply the parking brake.
2. Remove all the vent caps from the
booster and discharged batteries.
3. Start the engine on the vehicle with a
booster battery and let it run for a few
minutes at about 2,000 rpm.
4. Before connecting jumper cables, make
sure that the ignition key of the vehicle
with a discharged battery is turned to
the "OFF" position.
5. Connect jumper cable from the negative
terminal of the booster battery to a solid
unpainted metallic point away from the
battery.
Do not lean jumper cable over the bat­
tery when connecting.
Booster battery
Make sure that the connecti9n is secure ..
WARNING
To prevent short circuit;
• Make sure insulation of jumper ca­
bles is in good condition.
• Do not connect the cable from the
negative terminal of the booster bat­
tery to or near a moving part, or to
the negative terminal of the dis­
charged battery.
• Do not allow the jumper cables or
clamps to touch anything except
the correct battery terminals or the
ground.
• Do not allow the jumper cable
clamps to touch each other while
connecting clamps.
6. Crank the engine of the vehicle with the
discharged battery. After the engine has
started, run it at 2,000 rpm for several
minutes.
7. Carefully disconnect the cables in the
exact reversed order; the negative
cable first and then the positive cable.
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8. Check the battery electrolyte level. Add
distilled water up to the "UPPER" mark.
9. Secure the vent caps to the original
positions.
If you are unsure of the cause of battery
discharging, have your vehicle checked by
a Perodua dealer.
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