284 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 battery manager sys-
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of charge . Always connect the neg-
ative ground cable to the negative
ground post of the battery manager con-
trol unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 233 Engine compartment: connecto rs for jump
star t cables and charger
Fig. 234 Jump sta rt ing with the batt ery of anot her ve-
hicle: @ - booster battery, @ - discharge d vehicle bat-
tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
•Turnoff lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
• Open the red cover on the pos itive terminal
¢ fig. 233 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::;, fig. 234 @ (bolt
under the red cover = "positive ") of the ve-
hicle 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 negat ive terminal @ of the
booster battery @ .
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start
pin © (bolts with hex head bolt= "nega-
tive") of the vehicle to be started @ .
Starting the engine
• Start the engine of the veh icle with the
booster battery @ . Run t he engine at a
moderate speed.
• Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
• If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 second s and then try
aga in.
• With eng ine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse or-
de r.
• Close the red cover on the positive t erm inal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the veh icle inter ior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect-
ed with their metal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
_& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam-
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer. If in doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
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