TROUBLESHOOTING
If
the
Battery Goes Dead
The following symptoms indicate that the
battery
is
dead:
• The starter motor does not turn or turns
weakly, and the engine does not start.
• The horn
is
weak.
Procedure
Use jumper cables and start the engine using
the rescue vehicle's battery.
AwARNING
• Use
jumper
cables only in
the
recommended manner.
Improper
use
of
jumper
cables can result in battery
explosion
or
unexpected machine
motion.
• Do
not
let
the problem machine and
rescue vehicle
touch
each other.
• Do
not
let
the
positive(+) and negative
(-) clips
of
the
jumper
cables
touch
each other.
•
Connect
the
jumper
cables
to
the
positive
(+)
terminals first, and
disconnect
them
from
the
negative
(-) terminals (ground) first.
•
Connect
the
final clip
of
the
jumper
cable
to
a
point
as
far
away
from
the
battery
as
possible.
• Use safety glasses
when
using
jumper
cables
to
start
the machine.
IMPORTANT: Use
jumper
cables and clips
of
a size suited
to
the
battery's capacity.
Do
not
used damaged
or
corroded
jumper
cables and clips.
IMPORTANT: The rescue vehicle's
battery
must
have the same capacity
as
the
problem machine's battery.
IMPORTANT:
Connect
the
clips securely.
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Connecting
the
jumper
cables
IMPORTANT: Set
the
ignition keys
of
both
the
rescue vehicle and problem machine
to
the OFF position.
1.
Connect the clip of jumper cable
(R)
to the
problem machine's positive
(+)
terminal.
2. Connect the other clip of jumper cable
(R)
to the rescue vehicle's positive
(+)
terminal.
3.
Connect the clip of jumper cable
(B)
to the
rescue vehicle's negative (-) terminal.
4.
Connect the other clip of jumper cable
(B)
to the problem machine's engine block.
Connect the clip
as
far from the battery
as
possible.
Starting the engine
1.
Check that the clips are securely
connected to the terminals.
2. Start the rescue vehicle's engine and
run
it
at high speed.
3.
Start the problem machine's engine.
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