Jum
p Startin g
D o no t pus h o r to w you r vehicl e
t o star t it . Unde r som e condition s
thi s ma y damag e th e three-wa y
catalyti c converte r o r othe r parts
o f th e vehicle .
I f you r vehicl e ha s a discharge d
battery , i t ca n b e starte d b y usin g
th e batter y in anothe r vehicle ; a
procedur e calle d "jum p starting. "T
o jum p star t you r vehicle :
1 . Positio n th e vehicl e wit h th e
goo d (charged ) batter y s o tha t
th e jump-startin g cable s wil l
reach . D o no t allo w th e vehicle s
t o touch . Chec k t o se e tha t th e
bumper s d o no t touch .
2 . Tur n of f al l electri c motor s
an d accessorie s i n bot h
vehicles . Tur n of f al l light s
excep t hazar d flasher s an d
light s neede d t o ligh t u p th e
wor k area . Tur n of f th e
ignition , appl y th e parkin g
brak e firmly , an d shif t a n
automati c transmissio n t o
"P " (Park ) an d a manua l
transmissio n t o "N " (Neutral )
i n bot h vehicles .
3 . Chec k flui d leve l o f th e
batter y befor e attemptin g t o
charg e o r jum p start . (D o no t us
e a n ope n flam e to check ,
an d d o no t smoke. )
BLU E
COLORLES
S
I f th e batter y i s a seale d typ e
an d if th e flui d leve l i s belo w
th e lowe r leve l lin e o n th e sid e
o f th e battery , d o no t tr y t o
jum p star t th e vehicl e o r
charg e o r tes t th e battery . D o
no t ad d fluid . Instead , instal l a
ne w battery .
I n Cas e o f Emergenc y
A
batter y ca n explod e i f yo u
d o no t follo w th e correc t
procedure , seriousl y injurin g
anyon e nearby .
Kee p al l sparks , ope n flames ,
an d smokin g material s awa y
fro m th e battery .
LOWE
R
LEVE L
CHARGIN G
NECESSAR Y
CHARG
E
TES T
INDICATO R
UPPE R
LEVE L
O K
6
. Star t th e engin e o f th e vehicl e
tha t ha s th e discharge d battery .
7 . Remov e th e batter y cable s b y
reversin g th e abov e sequenc e
exactly . Star t b y removin g th e
las t clam p first ; tha t is ,
remov e th e jumpe r cabl e fro m
th e engin e o f th e vehicl e wit h
th e discharge d batter y a s th e
firs t step . Changin
g a Tir e
I f yo u hav e a fla t tir e whil e
driving , sto p in a saf e plac e t o
chang e it . Stoppin g i n traffi c o r o n
th e shoulde r o f a bus y roa d i s
dangerous . Driv e slowl y alon g th e
shoulde r unti l yo u ge t t o a n exi t o r
a n are a t o sto p tha t i s fa r awa y
fro m th e traffi c lanes .
I n Cas e o f Emergenc y
1
. Par k o n a leve l surfac e an d se t
th e parkin g brak e firmly . Tur n
o n th e hazar d warnin g flasher ,
an d tur n th e ignitio n switc h to
LOCK .
2 . Se t th e automati c transmissio n
i n "Park " (th e manua l
transmissio n in "Reverse" )
an d transfe r cas e in gea r i f i t
is a four-whee l driv e vehicle .
3 . Hav e you r passengers ge t ou t
o f th e vehicle.
4 . Remove th e jackin g tool s (se e
page 188 ) an d spare tir e fro m
thei r stowage areas.
Th
e vehicl e ca n easil y rol l of f
th e jack , seriousl y injurin g
anyon e underneath .
Follo w th e direction s fo r
changin g a tir e exactly , an d
neve r ge t unde r th e vehicl e
whe n it i s supporte d onl y b y
th e jack .
