MG MG6 - Page 175

EMERGENCYINFORMA TION
RemovetheignitionhandsetandswitchoffALLelectrical
equipmentofBOTHvehicles,thenfollowtheinstructions
below:
1ConnecttheREDboostercablebetweenthepositive
（+）terminalsofbothbatteries.Connectthe
BLACKboostercablefromthenegative（-）
terminalofthedonorbattery（A）toagoodearth
point(anenginemountingorotherunpaintedsurface,
forexample),atleast0.5mfromthebatteryandwell
awayfromfuelandbrakelinesonthedisabledvehicle
（B）.
IMPORTANT
DONOTconnectaboostercabletothenegative
(-)terminalofthedischargedbattery!Thismay
resultindamagetheelectricalcomponents.
2Checkthatthecablesareclearofmovingpartsofboth
engines,thenstarttheengineofthedonorvehicleand
allowittoidleforafewminutes.
3Nowstarttheengineofthevehiclewiththe
dischargedbattery(DONOTcranktheenginefor
morethan10seconds).
4Oncebothenginesarerunningnormally,allowthem
toidlefortwominutesbeforeswitchingofftheengine
ofthedonorvehicleanddisconnectingthebooster
cables.DONOTswitchonanyelectricalcircuits
onthepreviouslydisabledvehicleuntilAFTERthe
boostercableshavebeenremoved.
5Disconnectingtheboostercablesmustbeanexact
reversaloftheprocedureusedtoconnectthem,
i.e.disconnecttheBLACKcablefromtheearthpoint
onthedisabledvehicleFIRST .
Batteryreplacementreferstothesection‘Battery’inthe
‘Maintenance’Chapter.
IMPORTANT
NEVERturnonanyelectricalequipmentonthe
startedvehiclebeforeremovingtheboostercables.
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