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TO JUMP START YOUR VEHICLE
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Remove the seat and locate the batteries.
Find the positive(+)and negative(-)terminals on
each battery.
Check that the jumper cables do not have lose
missing insulation. If they do, you could get a
shock. The vehicles could be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here are some
basic things you should know. Positive(+)will go
to positive(+)and negative(-)will go to negative(-
)or a metal engine part. Do not connect(+) to (-)
or you will get a short that would damage the
battery and maybe other parts, too.
Connect the red positive(+) cable to the
positive(+) terminal of the vehicle with the dead
battery. Use a remote positive(+) terminal if the
vehicle has one.
Don’t let the other end touch metal. It
to the positive(+) terminal of the good battery.
Connect
Use a remote positive(+) terminal if the vehicle
has one.
5.Now connect the black negative(-) cable to the
good battery’s negative(-) terminal .
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the
next step. The other end of the negative cable
go to the dead battery It goes to a
heavy unpainted metal part on the engine of the
vehicle with the dead battery.
Now start the vehicle with the good battery
and run the engine for a while.
Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.
Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that the don’t
touch other or any other metal.
doesn’t
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NOTE:
If the other system isn’t a 12-volt system or
With a negative ground, both vehicles can
be damaged.
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