264 Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys-
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post
because the batte ry manager system must
be able to detect the battery 's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
ground cab le to t he negative 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. 195 Engine compartment: Connecto rs for jumper
cables and charger
Fig. 196 Jump sta rting with the battery of anot her ve·
hide : @ booster battery, @ discharged vehicle battery
The procedure described below 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 con-
nection .
.. Open the red
cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 195 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::> fig. 196 @
(Bolts under red cover= "positive") of the
vehicle to be started @ .
2. Connect the other end to the positive ter-
mina l @ of the booster battery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE (- ) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca-
ble 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
.. Sta rt the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery @ . Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine 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 cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse or-
der .
.. Close the red
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 connect-
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
A WARNING
- -
To avoid serious personal injury and dam-
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer . If in doubt, call for road service . ..,.
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