Jump Starting - Acura 2005 MDX Owner's Manual

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4. Connect the second jumper cable
to the negative ( ) terminal on
the booster battery. Connect the
other end to the grounding strap
as shown. Do not connect this
jumper cable to any other part of
the engine.
BOOSTER BATTERY
The numbers in the illustration show
you the order to connect the jumper
cables.
5. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, have an assistant start
that vehicle and run it at a fast idle.

Jump Starting

Start your vehicle. If the starter
6.
motor still operates slowly, check
that the jumper cables have good
metal-to-metal contact.
7. Once the vehicle is running,
disconnect the negative cable from
the grounding strap on your
vehicle, then from the booster
battery. Disconnect the positive
cable from your vehicle, then from
the booster battery.
Keep the ends of the jumper cables
away from each other and any metal
on the vehicle until everything is
disconnected. Otherwise, you may
cause an electrical short.
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