•
Never allow batteryfluid to come into contact with
eyes,skin, clothes or the vehicle’spainted sur-
faces. Batteryfluid is acorrosive sulphuric acid
which cancause severe burns. If the fluid comes
into contact with anything, immediatelyflush the
contacted areawith plenty of water.
•
Keep the batteryout of the reachofchildren.
•
The booster batterymust be rated at 12 volts. Use
of an incorrectly rated batterywilldamageyour
vehicle.
•
Never attempttojump-startafrozen battery. It
could explode and causeseriousinjury.
1. Checkifthe parking brakeisapplied.
If not, after connecting the vehicle with the
boosterbattery(after step 8), apply the park-
ingbrake.
The vehicle has an electric parking brake,for
more informationsee,
“Parking brake” in the
“3. Pre-driving checks and adjustments” section
2. Prepare vehicle
j
Awith the booster battery
forthe vehicle
j
Bbeing jump-started.
CAUTION
Do not allow the two vehicles to touch.
3. Shift the shift lever (MTmodels) into the N
(Neutral) position.
Pressthe P(Park) button. (ATmodels).
4. Switch off allunnecessary electrical systems
(headlights, hazard lights etc,).
5. Ensure that the ignition switch of the vehicle
being jump-started is in theOFF position.
6. Open the bonnet. Fordetails, see
“Bonnet
release” in the “3. Pre-driving checks and
adjustments” section
.
7. Remove the vent caps (where fitted) on the
batteryand cover the batterywith an old
cloth.
8. Connect the jump leads in the sequence(
j
1
→
j
2 →
j
3 →
j
4)as illustrated.
CAUTION
•
Always connect positive j+topositive j+and
negative
j-tobody ground (for example, en-
gine mount, etc.) – not to the battery’s nega-
tive
j-.
•
An incorrect connection could damagethe
charging system.
•
Be sure that the jumper cables do not touch
moving parts in the engine compartment.
•
Be careful not to allow contact between the
positive jump lead connector and the vehicle
or thenegative leadduring connection anddis-
connection.
9. Startthe engine of the other vehicle
j
Aand
letitrun for afew minutes. Keep the engine
speedatabout 2,000 rpm.
10.Start the engine of your vehicle
j
Binthe
normal way.
CAUTION
Do notkeep the starter motor engaged formore
than 10 seconds.Ifthe engine does not startim-
mediately,turn the ignition switch to “OFF” and
wait 10 seconds before trying again.
11. After star ting theengine of your vehicle,
carefully disconnect the negative lead and
then thepositive lead (
j
4 →
j
3 →
j
2 →
j
1).
12. Remove and dispose of the cloth that was
used to cover the vent holes as it may be
contaminated with corrosive acid.
13.Install the vent caps (where fitted).
14.Close the bonnet.
NOTE
Formodels whichincorporate the Stop/StartSystem:
•
Ensure thatthe batteryfitted isthe special battery
that is enhanced with regard to the charge-dis-
chargecapacity and life performance. Avoid using
any other batter
yfor the Stop/StartSystem, as
thismay causeearly deterioration of the battery
or amalfunction of the Stop/StartSystem. It is
recommended that aGenuine INFINITI batteryis
fitted. Formore information, contact an INFINITI
centre dealer or qualified workshop
In case of emergency 6-11
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