J94S.book Page 13 Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:04 PM
In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
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1. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V
and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
2. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don’t allow the vehicles to
touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
3. Connect the jum per cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
• Connect one end of a cable to the
positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
• Attach the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster battery (2).
• Connect one end of the other cable
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3).
• Connect the other end to a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the engine hanger)
away from the discharged battery
(4).
Jumper cables
Connect cables in
Booster
battery
numerical order
and disconnect in
reverse order.
2.0-liter engine
_| Jumper cablesl i
A\ \ (-)
Connect cables in }
numerical order Booster
and disconnect in attery
reverse order.
2.5-liter engine
& WARNING
Connecting to Negative Terminal:
Connecting the end o f the second
cable to the negative ( — ) terminal
o f the discharged battery is
dangerous.
A spark could cause the gas around
the battery to explode and injure
someone. Connect the cable to a point
away from the battery.
Connecting Jumper Cable to a
Moving Part:
Connecting a jum per cable near or to
a moving pa rt is dangerous. The cable
could get caught when the engine
starts and cause serious injury. Never
connect a jum per cable to or near any
part that moves.
4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle
and run it a few minutes. Then start the
engine of the other vehicle.
5. When finished, carefully disconnect
the cables in the reverse order
described in Step 3.
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
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