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Emergency
situations
Emergency
situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer-
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equ ipment to
perform these operations.
Starting
by pushing
or
towing
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Note
Vehicles w ith an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting
with
jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi-
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another
vehicle,
using a
pair of jumpe r cables
to start the en-
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use
only
jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section
to carry the starter current safe-
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's
specif ications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated
termi-
na l clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable
in most cases colored
red
minu s( -) cable
in most cases colored
black .
A
WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, ac id, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean-
ing over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem-
peratures jus t be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery complete ly, oth-
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas-
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga-
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat-
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and personal in-
jury.
- Never cha rge a frozen batte ry. Gas trap-
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat-
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis -
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in t he engine
compartment,
always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS¢
page 22
7.
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Note
- App lying a higher voltage booster bat-
tery will cause expensive damage to sen-
sitive electronic components, such as
contro l units, relays, radio, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be-
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
cou ld already start to f low as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected.
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