Ford Automobile User Manual page 158

JUMP STARTING
Connect batteries with only the
same nominal voltage (12 volts).
Use jump leads with insulated
clamps and adequate size cable. Do
not disconnect the battery from the
vehicle's electrical system.
To connect the leads
• Position the vehicles so that they
do not touch one another.
• Switch off the engine. Switch off
electrical equipment.
• Connect the positive (+) terminal
of the flat battery
(+) terminal of the booster battery
.
• Connect one end of the second
lead to the negative (–) terminal
of the booster battery
• Do not connect to the
negative (–) terminal of the flat
battery.
• On vehicles with a petrol
engine, connect the other end of
lead as far away from the battery
as possible to the engine block or
the engine mount of the engine to
be started.
• On vehicles with a diesel
engine, connect the other end of
lead to the turbo charger
the engine to be started (as shown
in the graphic).
• Make sure that the jump leads are
clear of moving parts of the engine.
to the positive
.
of
Roadside emergencies
Flat battery
Booster battery
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