Emergency Starting - Navistar MaxxForce 7 Operation And Maintenance Manual

Emergency Starting

WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do not
use ether starting fluid to start the engine.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do the
following when jump starting an engine:
• Wear eye protection.
• Do not smoke.
• Keep flames and sparks away from battery.
• Protect against inhaling hydrogen gas fumes from battery.
• Use a 12–volt system with a negative ground.
• Do not exceed 16.0 volts, if the ignition switch is turned to
OFF, ACC or ON during engine cranking.
CAUTION: To prevent engine damage, do not allow metal tools
to contact positive terminal of battery.
1. Set parking brake and shift transmission to Park or Neutral.
2. Shut off lights, heater, air conditioner, and other electrical
loads in both vehicles.
3. Make sure vehicles are not touching.
SECTION 4 – ENGINE OPERATION
always connect jumper cable for positive battery terminals
first.
4. Connect one end of the first jumper cable to the positive (+)
attach jumper cable to the negative (-) terminal of the dead
battery and the negative (-) terminal of the booster battery.
This can cause sparks and an explosion.
5. Connect one end of the second jumper cable to the negative
6. Start engine in vehicle that has the charged battery.
7. Start engine in vehicle that has the dead battery.
always disconnect jumper cable from negative contacts
first.
8. Disconnect jumper cable from negative terminal and chassis
9. Disconnect jumper cable from positive battery terminals or
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death,
terminal of the dead battery or to the positive (+) terminal of
the jump start stud. Connect the other end to the positive (+)
terminal of the booster battery.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do not
(-) terminal of the charged battery and the other end to
chassis frame of the vehicle with the dead battery.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death,
frame.
one terminal and jump start stud.
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