Datsun B210 User Manual

Electrical
JUMP STARTING A
A
CAR WITH
A
DEAD
BATTERY
Jump
startmg
a
car IS
a
safe and SIm
ple
matter as
long
as a
few
easy
to
remember
rules
are followed
FIrst of
all before
attemptmg
to
jump
start
any
car check
your eqUIpment
Be sure
that
the booster cables
you
are
usmg
are
heavy duty
cables
WIth
good
msulallon
on
the
clamps
and
cables
Good
qualtty
booster
cables
usmg
at
least a number
6 or 8
gauge
wIre
for
strandmg
are
essenllal Cables of msufficlent
Wire
gauge
WIll
qUIckly dIssipate
the
voltage
from the
good battery
and
have
very
Itttle
voltage
left to
provIde
a
jump
start Also
you
may
nsk
personal
m
JUry
usmg
cables or
clamps
Improperly
msulated If the
clamps get
hot
dunng
the
jump
start
operauon
It
IS
likely
the
booster
cables
are not
adequate
If
your
car
battery
IS dead
or
at
any
lime
you
are
jump startmg
a car
be
sure
that the
battery
bemg
used
to
jump
start IS
the
same
voltage
as
the
dead
battery
Also be
sure
that the dead
battery
ISa
negallve ground battery
Do
not
allow the cars to touch whIle
attemptmg
to
Jump
start Connect
the cables as
follows
1
Connect one end of one cable red
or
poslllve
to
the
poslllve
tenmnal
of the dead
battery FIg
5
2 Connect the other end of thIS same
cable to the
poslllve
tenmnal
of
the
good
battery
3
Start the car WIth the
good battery
and allow
It
to
run
at
fast
Idle for a
few mmutes
4
Now connect one end of
the
re
mammg
cable to the
negallve
ter
mmal
of the
good battery
and then
clamp
the
remammg
end
of the
cable to a
good ground
on the en
gme
WIth the dead
battery
FIg
57
Attachmg
booster cables
62

Datsun B210 Specifications

General

Brand	Datsun
Model	B210
Category	Automobile
Language	English