IN CASE
OF
EMERGENCY
Make
Connections in Numerical Order
First
Jumper
Cable
Discharged
Battery
Make
Last
Connection on
Engine,
Away
from Battery
Battery in Vehicle
with
Charged Battery
5.
Jumper
Cable Connection
Instructions.
• Connect the first
jumper
cable from the positive
"+"
(red) terminal on
one battery to the positive
"+"
(red) terminal on
the other battery.
Never
connect
"+"
(red) to
"-"
(black), or
"-"
to "+".
• Next, connect one end
of
the second cable to the
grounded negative
"-"
(black) terminal of the
good (charged) battery.
3-3
• Lastly, connect the other end
of
the
second
jumper
cable to a
solid, stationary, metallic point
on
the engine
of
the
car
with
the
discharged battery but
at
a point away from the battery --18
inches
(450 millimetres) or more from the battery if possible. Do
not connect it to pulleys, fans, or other parts
that
move. Don't
touch hot manifolds which can cause severe burns. (The
mounting brackets for the Delcotron generator, or the air
conditioning compressor, generally make a good point for this
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