SECTION 4 – ENG INE OPERATION
Emergency Starting
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do not
use ether starting fluidtostartengine.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do the
followingwhenjumpstartinganengine:
• Wear eye protection.
•Donotsmoke
•Keepflames or sparks away from battery.
• Protect against inhaling hydrogen gas fumes from battery.
• Usea12voltsystemwithanegativeground.
• Do not exceed 16.0 volts, if the ignition switch is turned to
OFF, ACC or ON during engine cranking.
CAUTION: To prevent engine damage, do not allow metal tools
to contact positive terminal of battery.
1. Set parking brake and shift transmission to park or neutral.
2. Shut off lights, heater, air conditioner, and other electrical
loads in both vehicles.
3. Make sure vehicles are not touching.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death,
always connect jumper cable for positive battery terminals
first.
4. Connect one end of the first jumper cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the dead battery or to the positive (+) terminal of
the jump start stud. Connect the other end to the positive (+)
terminal of the booster battery.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death, do not
attach jumper cable to the negative (-) dead battery terminal.
This can cause sparks and an explosion.
5. Connect one end of the second jumper cable to the
negative (-) terminal of the booster battery and the other
end to chassis frame of the vehicle with the dead battery.
6. Start engine in vehicle that has the charged battery.
7. Start engine in vehicle that has the dead battery.
WARNING: To prevent personal injury or death,
always disconnect jumper cable from negative contacts
first.
8. Disconnect jumper cable from negative terminal and chassis
frame.
9. Disconnect jumper cable from positive battery terminals or
one terminal and jump start stud.
Form No. 1172040R1
Page 50
Printed in the United States of America
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