Peterbilt 348 2017 - Page 51

JUMPSTARTINGVEHICLES
ToJumpStartYourVehicle
WARNING!
Whenjumpstartingusingabattery
booster,itisbesttojumpstartwith
anequivalentlypoweredvehicle.
Verifythattheboosterbatteryhas
thesamevoltandCCAspecica-
tionsasthedeadbatterybefore
attemptingtojumpstart.Failure
tocomplymaycauseanexplosion
resultingindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
CAUTION
Applyingahighervoltagebooster
batterymaycauseexpensivedam-
agetosensitiveelectroniccompo-
nents,suchasrelays,Electronic
Controlunitsorelectronicsingen-
eral.Failuretocomplymayresultin
equipmentdamage.
CAUTION
Improperhook-upofjumpercables
ornotfollowingtheseprocedures
candamagethealternatororcause
seriousdamagetobothvehicles.
WARNING!
Heedallwarningsandinstructions
ofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
Preparingthevehicles:
1.Removeanypersonaljewelry
thatmaycomeincontactwiththe
batteryterminals.
2.Selectajumpercablethatislong
enoughtoattachtobothvehicles
inawaythatensuresneither
vehicletoucheseachother.
3.Positionthetwovehiclestogether,
butdonotallowthemtotouch.
4.TurnOFFalllights,heater,radio,
andanyotheraccessoryonboth
vehicles.
5.Settheparkingbrakes:pullout
theYellowbuttonlocatedonthe
dash.
6.Shiftthetransmissionintopark
positionorneutralformanual
transmissions.(SeeOperating
theTransmissiononpage4-22
andParkingBrakeValveonpage
4-43,fortransmissionshiftingand
parkingbrakeinformation.)
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