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2.Makesuretheboosterbatteryisagoodandfully
chargedleadacidbatteryat12.6voltsorgreater.Use
properlysizedjumpercableswithshortlengthsto
reducevoltagedropbetweensystems.Makesure
thecablesarecolorcodedorlabeledforthecorrect
polarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamagethe
EFIsystem.
Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityand
jumpercablepolaritywhenhookingup
batteries.
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosive
gases.
•Shieldtheeyesandfacefromthebatteries
atalltimes.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
Note:Besuretheventcapsaretightandlevel.Place
adampcloth,ifavailable,overanyventcapsonboth
batteries.Besurethevehiclesdonottouchandthat
bothelectricalsystemsareoffandatthesamerated
systemvoltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswiredtothe
starterorsolenoidasshowninFigure59.
Figure59
1.Positive(+)cableon
dischargedbattery
5.Boosterbattery
2.Positive(+)cableon
boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
3.Negative(–)cableonthe
boosterbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Negative(–)cableonthe
engineblock
4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecabletothe
positiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.
6.Makethenalconnectionontheengineblockof
thestalledvehicle( not tothenegativebatterypost)
awayfromthebatteryandstandback(Figure61).
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Figure60
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1
2
Figure61
1.Engineblock
2.Negative(–)cable
7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe
reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock(black)
connectionisthersttodisconnect).
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