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When
jump
starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge
.
Always connect the
negative ground cable to the negat ive ground
post of
the
battery manager control unit
.
Use of jumper
cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig.
185
Engine
compa rtment: Connectors for
jum
per ca-
bles and cha rge
r
Fig. 186
Jump start
ing
with the
battery
of another vehicle:
@
boos
ter
ba
tt
ery,
®
discharged veh icle
bat
tery
The procedure
described
be low for connecting
jumper cables is
intended
to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
..
Turn
off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake
.
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
.,.
Remove
the
cover above the jump start
connec-
t ion.
.,.
Open the cover
on
the
positive pole
¢
fig. 185.
Emergency
situations
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the
jump
start
bolt
¢
fig. 186
(D
(Bolts un-
der cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started
@
.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal
@
of the booster battery
@
.
Connect NEGATIVE
(-)
to NEGATIVE (-
)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to
the
negative terminal
@
of the booster
battery
@
.
4
.
Connect the other
end to the
jump
start bolt
@
(Bolts with hex head= "negative") of
the
vehicle to be started
@
.
Starting the engine
..
Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery
@
.
Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed
.
.,.
Start engine
wit
h discharged vehicle battery
@
in
the usual
manner.
.,.
If the engine
fails
to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than
10
seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
..
With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse
order
.
..
Close the cover on the positive pole.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior
.
Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact
with the
battery term inals
.
A
WARNING
To avoid ser ious personal injury and damage
to
the
veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc-
tions
of
the
jumper
cable
manufacturer. If in
doubt, call
for road service.
-
Jumper cables
must be long
enough
so
that
the
vehicles
do not touch
.
-
When
connecting
jumper cables, make s ure
that they
cannot get caug
ht
in
any moving
parts in
the
engine compartment.
- Do not
bend over
the
bat
t
eries -
danger
of
chemical bu rns!
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