Other
Warning Devices
If you carry reflective triangles,
you
can set one up at
the side of the road about
300
feet
(100
m) behind
your vehicle.
Jump
Starting
If
your battery (or batteries) has run down, you may
want to
use
another vehicle and some jumper cables to
start your vehicle. But please use the following steps to
do it safely.
Batteries can hurt you. They can be
dangerous because:
0
They contain acid that can burn you.
0
They contain gas that can explode or ignite.
0
They contain enough electricity to burn you.
If
you don’t follow these steps exactly, some or all
of these things can hurt you.
NOTICE:
Ignoring these steps could result in costly damage
to your vehicle that wouldn’t be covered
by
your
vehicle warranty.
Trying to start your vehicle by pushing
or
pulling
it could damage your vehicle. With an automatic
transmission, it won’t start that
way.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a
12-volt
battery with a negative ground system.
2. Get the vehicles close enough
so
the jumper cables
can reach, but be sure the vehicle’s aren’t touching
each other. If they are, it could cause a ground
connection you don’t want. You wouldn’t be able to
start your vehicle, and the bad grounding could
damage the electrical systems.
To
avoid the possibility of the vehicles rolling, set the
parking brake
fiiy
on both vehicles involved in the
jump
start
procedure. Put an automatic transmission
in
PARK
(P).
If
you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle,
be sure the transfer case is not
in
NEUTRAL
(N).
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