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EMERGENCYINFORMA TION
RemovetheignitionkeyandswitchoffALLelectrical
equipmentofBOTHvehicles,thenfollowtheinstructions
below:
1ConnecttheREDboostercablebetweenthepositive
（+）terminalsofbothbatteries.Connectthe
BLACKboostercablefromthenegative（-）
terminalofthedonorbattery（A）toagoodearth
point(anenginemountingorotherunpaintedsurface,
forexample),atleast0.5mfromthebatteryandwell
awayfromfuelandbrakelinesonthedisabledvehicle
（B）.
2Checkthatthecablesareclearofmovingpartsofboth
engines,thenstarttheengineofthedonorvehicleand
allowittoidleforafewminutes.
3Nowstarttheengineofthevehiclewiththe
dischargedbattery(DONOTcranktheenginefor
morethan10seconds).Ifthedisabledvehiclewill
notstartafterseveralattempts,itmayneedtobe
repaired.PleasecontacttheMGAuthorisedRepairer
foranoverhaul.
4Afterboththevehicleshavenormallystarted,allow
theenginestoidleformorethan2minutesbefore
shuttingdowntheengineofthedonorvehicleand
disconnectingthejumpercables.
5Disconnectingtheboostercablesmustbeanexact
reversaloftheprocedureusedtoconnectthem,
i.e.disconnecttheBLACKcablefromtheearthpoint
onthedisabledvehicleFIRST .
IMPORTANT
NEVERturnonanyelectricalequipmentonthestarted
vehiclebeforeremovingtheboostercables.
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