Jump-StartingtheMachine
WARNING
Jump-startingcanbedangerous.Toavoid
personalinjuryordamagetoelectrical
componentsinmachine,observethe
followingwarnings:
•Neverjump-startwithavoltagesource
greaterthan15VDC;thisdamagesthe
electricalsystem.
•Neverattempttojump-startadischarged
batterythatisfrozen.Itcouldruptureor
explodeduringjump-starting.
•Observeallbatterywarningswhile
jump-startingyourmachine.
•Besureyourmachineisnottouchingthe
jump-startmachine.
•Connectingcablestothewrongpostcould
resultinpersonalinjuryand/ordamageto
theelectricalsystem.
1.Squeezethebatterycovertoreleasethetabs
fromthebatterybaseandremovethebattery
coverfromthebatterybase(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Batterycover
2.Connectajumpercablebetweenthepositive
postsofthe2batteries(Figure52).
Note:Thepositivepostmaybeidentiedbya
+signontopofthebatterycover.
3.Connect1endoftheotherjumpercabletothe
negativeterminalofthebatteryintheother
machine.
Note:Thenegativeterminalhas“NEG”onthe
batterycover.
Note:Donotconnecttheotherendofthe
jumpercabletothenegativepostofthe
dischargedbattery.Connectthejumpercableto
theengineorframe.Donotconnectthejumper
cabletothefuelsystem.
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Figure52
1.Battery
4.Starttheengineinthemachineprovidingthe
jump-start.
Note:Letitrunforafewminutes,thenstart
yourengine.
5.Removethenegativejumpercablerstfrom
yourengine,thenthebatteryintheother
machine.
6.Installthebatterycovertothebatterybase.
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