5–6 EMERGENCIES
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v WARNING
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• Do not allow cable terminals to
touch each other.
• Wear eye protection when work-
ing near any battery.
• Do not allow battery fluid to con-
tact eyes, skin, fabric, or painted
surfaces.
• Make sure battery providing
jump start has the same voltage
as the battery receiving the jump.
• Do not disconnect discharged bat-
tery from vehicle.
Failure to follow these precautions or
the following instructions for starting
an engine with jumper cables can
cause battery to explode, resulting in
burns from battery acid, or electri-
cal short circuit.
This can create damage to electrical
systems in both vehicles, and cause
serious personal injury.
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v CAUTION
• Do not try to start vehicle by push-
ing or pulling it.
This can damage catalytic converter
and automatic transaxle, and may
cause personal injury.
STARTING THE ENGINE WITH
JUMPER CABLES
You can start vehicle that has a dis-
charged battery by transferring electri-
cal power to it from a battery in an-
other vehicle.
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v WARNING
Batteries can explode. You could be
burned by battery acid and electri-
cal short could injure you or dam-
age the vehicles.
• Do not expose battery to flames
or sparks.
• Do not lean over battery while
jump starting vehicle.
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v CAUTION
(Continued)
• Before jacking, ensure parking
brake is on and the transaxle is set
in 1st or reverse gear (M/T) or P
(A/T).
• Do not jack the vehicle and change
the wheel where traffic is close.
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v CAUTION
Call a garage or motoring service for
assistance where conditions are not
satisfactory for jacking the car or if
you are not confident of completing
the task safely.
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