Maserati Levante Owner's Manual page 334

In an Emergency
Jump-Start Procedure -
Gasoline Engines
WARNING!
• Stay clear of the radiator cooling fan
whenever the hood is raised. It can
start anytime the ignition switch is
on. You could be injured by the
moving fan blades.
• Remove any metal jewelry such as
watch bands or bracelets that might
make an inadvertent electrical
contact. You could be seriously
injured.
• Do not allow the vehicles involved in
the jumpstarting operation to touch
each other as this could establish a
ground connection and cause
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personal injury.
• Turn off the heater, radio, and all
unnecessary electrical accessories.
• Set the parking brake, shift the
automatic transmission into P (Park)
and turn the ignition to OFF.
• If using another vehicle to jumpstart
the battery, park the vehicle within
the jumper cables reach and set the
parking brake and make sure the
ignition is OFF.
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• Connect one terminal clamp of the
positive jumper cable to the positive
(+) remote post of the discharged
vehicle after lifting the protection
cap of the cable indicated on the
external side of the integrated
power module.
• Connect the other terminal clamp of
the positive (+) jumper cable to the
positive (+) post of the booster
battery.
• Connect one terminal clamp of the
negative jumper cable to the
negative (-) post of the booster
battery.
• Connect the other terminal clamp of
the negative (-) jumper cable to the
remote negative (-) post of the
vehicle with the discharged battery
as rendered.
Gasoline
• Start the engine in the vehicle that
has the booster battery, let the
engine idle a few minutes, and then
start the engine in the vehicle with
the discharged battery. If using a
portable battery booster, wait a few
seconds after connecting the cables,
before starting the booster vehicle.
Once the engine is started, remove the
jumper cables in the reverse sequence.
• Disconnect one terminal clamp of the
negative (-) jumper cable from the
remote negative (-) post of the
vehicle with the discharged battery.
• Disconnect the other terminal clamp
of the negative jumper cable from
the negative (-) post of the booster
battery.
• Disconnect one terminal clamp of the
positive (+) jumper cable from the
positive (+) post of the booster
battery.
• Disconnect the terminal clamp of the
positive jumper cable from the
remote positive (+) post of the
discharged vehicle.