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Emergency
situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer-
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting
by pushing
or
towing
(D
Note
Your vehicle is equi pped w ith an automatic
tra ns miss io n. Cons eque nt ly, the e ngine
cann ot 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
t he engine shou ld fail to start because of a
d ischarged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another
veh icle,
usi ng a
pair of jumper cables
to start the en-
gine .
Jumper ca bles
Use
only
jumper cab les of sufficiently large
cross section
to carry the starter cur rent safe-
ly. Refer to the man ufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated
te rm i-
na l clamps which are d istinctly mar ked:
plus(+ ) cable
in mos t cases colore d
red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored
black .
A
WARNING
Batt e ries con t ain e lectr icity, a cid, and gas.
Any of t hese can caus e very ser ious or fata l
injury . Follow the instruc t ions below fo r
safe han dli ng of your veh icle's battery .
- Always s hield yo ur eyes and avoid lean-
ing over t he bat te ry w henever possib le .
Emergency
situations
307
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem-
pe rat ures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before
connecting a ju mpe r cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery comp lete ly, ot h-
e rwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flus h any cont acted area wit h
wat er immediately .
- Imp roper use of a booster battery to
st art a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies generate expl osive gas-
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga-
rettes away from bat te ries.
- Do not t ry to jump start a ny ve hicle wit h
a low ac id leve l in the battery.
- The voltage of the booste r battery m ust
also have a 12-Volt rat ing. The capac ity
(Ah) of the booste r batt e ry sho uld not be
lowe r than that of th e discharged bat-
t ery. Use of batt e ries of d iffe ren t volt age
or subst an t ially differen t "Ah" rat ing
may cause an exp losion and pers onal in-
jury .
- Never charg e a frozen batt ery. Gas t ra p-
ped in t he ice may cau se an explosion .
- Neve r char ge o r use a batt e ry t hat has
been fro zen . The batte ry case may have
be weake ned.
- Use of bat t er ies of differe nt volta ge or
substantially diffe ren t ca pacity (Ah) rat -
ing may cause an exp losion and injury .
The ca pa city (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of t he dis-
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read an d heed a ll
WARNINGS
c::;,page 257.
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Note
- App lying a high er voltage booste r bat -
t ery will cause expens ive damage to sen -
sit ive e lectronic components, such as
cont ro l units, relays, rad io, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be -
tween the vehicles as otherw ise current
could already start to f low as soon as t he
posi ti ve(+) terminals a re con nect ed.
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