Emergency situations Ill
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Connect POSITIVE (+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
- Remove the cove r above the jump start connectio n.
- Open the red cover on the positive po le~
page 322,
fig. 227.
1. Connect one end of the pos it ive cable (red) on the
jump
start bolt ~
page 322, fig . 228 (D (Bolts under red cover
= "positive") of the veh icle to be started @ .
2 . Connect t he other end to the positive t erminal @ of the
booster bat tery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end to t he negative ter m inal ® of t he
boost er bat t ery @ .
4. Connect the other end of the negat ive cable (black) to the
jump start bolt © (Bolts with hex head = "ne gative") of
the vehicle to be starte d @ .
Starting the engine
- Start the engine of t he vehicle with the boos t er batt ery.
Run the engine at a moderate speed.
- Start eng ine wit h discharged vehicle bat t ery in t he usual
manner .
- If the engine fai ls to sta rt: do not keep t he st arter
cranking fo r longer t ha n 10 seco nds. Wait for about
30 se cond s an d then t ry again.
- With engine ru nning, remove jumper cables from bot h
vehicles in th e exact
reverse ord er.
- Close t he red cover on the pos it ive po le.
Safety first
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from enter ing
t he vehicle inter ior. Make su re tha t t he ju mper clamps are we ll
connected with the ir
metal parts in full contact with the batte ry
terminals .
& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage to the vehicle, heed
all warnings and instructions 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 sure that they cannot
get caught in any moving parts in t he engine compartment .
• Do not bend over the batteries · danger of chemical burns!
• The battery cell locking screws must be tightened securely .
• Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS=>
page 259 , ''Engine compart-
ment ".
0 Note
Imprope r hoo k-up of ju mpe r cab les can ruin the gene rator.
• Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(- )
t o NEGATIVE(- ) ground pos t of t he ba t te ry ma nag er cont rol unit.
• Check that all screw plugs on the battery cells are screwed in
firm ly. If no t , tig hten plugs prio r to con nectin g clamp on neg at ive
battery terminal.
• Please note that the proced ure for connecting a jumper cable as
described above app lies specifically to the case of your vehicle being
jum p st arted. When you are giving a jum p sta rt to anot her vehicle, do
not connect the negative( - ) cab le to the negative (- ) terminal on the
discharge d batte ry © =>
page 322, fig . 2 28. Instea d, sec urely
connect the negative( - ) cable to either a solid meta l component t hat
is firm ly bolted to t he eng ine block or to the eng ine block itself. If t he .,_
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