PowerTek PowerBeam ACD039 - Vehicle Jump Start Instructions; Negative Grounded System

Model No. ACD039
VEHICLE JUMP START INSTRUCTIONS:
WARNINGS:
Reviewyourvehicleowner’smanualinstructionsbeforeattemptingtojumpstartyourvehicle.Failureto
followtheseadvisoryinstructionsmayresultinpersonalinjuryandpropertydamage.Usesafetyglasses
toprotectyoureyeswhileworkingnearabatteryduringvehiclejump-starting.Jumpstartavehicle
inanopenareawithoutanytypeofobstructions.
1. Turnoffthevehicleignitionandallaccessories(Suchasradios,lights,andairconditioners,etc).
2. Applytheemergencybrakeandputthosevehicleswithautomatictransmissioninparkposition.
3. Determinethepolarityofthevehiclebatteryterminals.Thepositive(+)batteryterminalnormallyis
 largerindiameterthanthenegative(-)terminal.Ifyouareunsure,youmustrefertothevehicle
 owner’smanual.
1. Determine whether your vehicle is equipped with a negative or positive grounded system: Most
 vehiclesusethistypeofsystem.PositiveGroundedbatteryterminalisgroundedtochassisoranyother
 part of the vehicle. If you are not certain of this important information, YOU SHOULD REFER
TO YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.
2. Remove clamps from the holders. Never allow clamps (positive  & negative terminals) to touch
 togetherorcontactthesamepieceofmetaltopreventshort-circuits.
3. Followtheinstructionsforanegativegroundedsystemorpositivegroundedsystemasindicated
 below:
Negative Grounded System
Connect the RED CLAMP (positive +) to the positive  terminal of the vehicle battery or the remote
positiveterminalifavailable.
ConnecttheBLACKCLAMP(negative-)tothevehicleengineblock,orametalpartofthevehiclewhich
isconnectedtothevehiclemaingroundsystem.Donotclampdirectlytonegativebatteryterminal,main
fueldistributionmoduleorsheetmetalparts.
ThePolarityProtectionSystemGREENLEDisilluminatediftheproperconnectionshavebeenmade.
WARNING: If RED LED is illuminated, DISCONNECT the booster clamps from battery terminals.
Reconnecttheboosterclampsbyreversingtheconnectionstotheproperbatterypolarity.
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