WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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2.
that vehicle within booster cable reach, but without
allowingthevehiclestotouch.
Whenboostingfromabatteryinanothervehicle,park
6. Connecttheothercable,firsttothenegativeterminal
oftheboosterbatteryandthentotheenginegroundof
the vehicle with the discharged battery. Make sure you
haveagoodcontactontheengineground.
WARNING!
WARNING!
Do not permit vehicles to touch each other as this
could establish a ground connection and personal
injurycouldresult.
• Youortowing.shouldnottrytostartyourvehiclebypushing
•
Donotconnectthecabletothenegativepostofthe
discharge battery. The resulting electrical spark
couldcausethebatterytoexplode.
During cold weather when temperatures are be-
lowthefreezingpoint,electrolyteinadischarged
battery may freeze. Do not attempt jump-starting
becausethebatterycouldruptureorexplode.The
batterytemperaturemustbebroughtupabovethe
freezingpointbeforeattemptingjump-start.
3.
sion in PARK (or NEUTRAL for manual transmission),
andturntheignitionOFFforbothvehicles.
Set the parking brake, place the automatic transmis-
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4.
loads.
Turnofftheheater,radioandallunnecessaryelectrical
5.
batterypost.Connecttheotherendofthesamecableto
thepositiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
Connect one end of the jumper cable to the positive
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