Peterbilt 579 - Page 57

JUMP STARTING VEHICLES
To Jump Start your Vehicle
WARNING!
CAUTION
When jump starting using a battery
booster, it is best to jump start with
an equivalently powered vehicle. Ver
-
ify that the booster battery has the
same volt and CCA specications as
the dead battery before attempting to
jump start. Failure to comply may
cause an explosion resulting in death,
personal injury, equipment or property
damage.
Applying a higher voltage booster bat-
tery may cause expensive damage to
sensitive electronic components, such
as relays, Electronic Control units or
electronics in general. Failure to com
-
ply may result in equipment damage.
CAUTION
Improper hook-up of jumper cables
or not following these procedures can
damage the alternator or cause seri
-
ous damage to both vehicles.
Heed all warnings and instructions of
the jumper cable manufacturer. Fail
-
ure to comply may result in death,
personal injury, equipment or property
damage.
WARNING!
Preparing the vehicles:
1. Remove any
personal jewelry
that may come in contact with the
battery terminals.
2. Select a
jumper cable that is long
enough to attach to both vehicles
in a way that ensures neither
vehicle touches each other.
3. Position the
two vehicles together,
but do not allow them to touch.
4. Turn
OFF all lights, heater, radio,
and any other accessory on both
vehicles.
5. Set the
parking brakes: pull out
the Yellow button located on the
dash.
6. Shift the
transmission into park
position or neutral for manual
transmissions. (See
Operating
the Transmission
on page 4-18
and Parking
Brake Valve on page
4-22, for
transmission shifting and
parking brake information.)
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