Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge . Always connect the
negat ive ground cable to the negative g round
pos t 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. 164 Engine compartmen t : Connectors for jumper ca-
bles and charger
Fig. 165 Jump starting with the battery of another vehicle :
@ discha rged vehicle bat t ery, @ booste r battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set park ing brake .
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Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. To access the positive termina l, remove the
battery cover
r:!) fig. 164.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt (D
~
fig. 165 (Bolt under
cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be start-
ed @ .
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative term inal ® of the booster
battery @ .
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start bolt
© (Bolt with hex head= "negative") of the
vehicle to be started @ .
Starting the engine
.,. Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @ . Run the eng ine 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 seconds and then try again .
.. With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order .
.,. Fit the cover back onto the battery .
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
batte ry terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal inj ury and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instr uc-
tions 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 s ure
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
pa rt s in the engine compartment. ..,.
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