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[ER13400(ALL)04/96] 3.Parkthesecondvehicleclosetothehoodofyourvehicle,
butmakesurethevehiclesdonottoucheachother.Setthe
parkingbrakeonbothvehiclesandstayclearoftheengine
coolingfan.
[ER13500(ALL)04/96] 4.Checkthebatteryterminalsandremoveanyexcessive
corrosionbeforeyouattachthejumpercables.
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[ER13600(ALL)01/96] 5.Turnontheheaterblowerinbothvehicles.Turnoffallother
switchesandlightsinbothvehiclestopreventpossible
damagetoeithervehicle’selectricalsystems.
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Toconnectthejumpercables:
[ER13800(ALL)04/96] 1.Connectoneendofthefirstjumpercabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedeadbattery.(Youcanconnecteitherjumper
cabletothepositive(+)terminal,aslongasyouusethe
samecableforbothpositiveterminals.)Mostjumpercables
havearedcableandablackcable.Theredcableisgenerally
usedforthepositiveterminalsandtheblackforthenegative
ones.
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[ER13900(ALL)02/96] 2.Connecttheotherendofthefirstcabletothepositive(+)
terminaloftheboosterbattery.
[ER14000(ALL)04/96] 3.Connectoneendofthesecondcabletothenegative(s)
terminaloftheboosterbattery—NOTtothedeadbattery.
[ER14100(ALL)01/96] 4.Connecttheotherendofthatcabletoagood,unpainted
metallicsurfaceintheenginecompartmentofthevehicle
thatneedsajump-start.Thefollowingillustrationshows
whereyoucanfindametallicsurface.
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[ER14200(ALL)02/96]
WARNING
Donotconnecttheendofthesecondcabletothe
negative(s)terminalofthebatterytobejumped.A
sparkmaycauseanexplosionofthegasesthatsurround
thebattery.
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Update:Tue Jul 9 12:14:55 1996