²Do not let passengers sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
²Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
²Failure to follow the ªTire Changing Procedureº may
result in personal injury or damage to your vehicle.
²Only use the jack in the positions indicated.
JUMP STARTING PROCEDURE
NOTE:Check the charge indicator on the battery. If the
indicator is light or yellow, replace the battery.
1. Wear eye protection and remove any metal jewelry
such as watch bands or bracelets that might make an
unintended electrical contact.
2. When boost is provided by a battery in another
vehicle, park that vehicle within booster cable reach but
without letting the vehicles touch. Set the parking brake,place the automatic transmission in P (Park), or manual
transmission in N (Neutral), and turn the ignition to OFF
for both vehicles.
3. Turn off the heater, radio and all unnecessary electrical
loads.
4. Connect one end of a jumper cable to the positive
terminal of the discharged battery. Connect the other end
of the same cable to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
5. Connect the other cable, first to the negative terminal
of the booster battery and then connect the other end to
a non-paint metal surface on the engine of the vehicle
with the discharged battery. Make sure you have a good
contact on the engine.
6. Start the engine in the vehicle which has the booster
battery, let the engine idle a few minutes, then start the
engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery.
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7. When removing the jumper cables, reverse the above
sequence exactly. Be careful of the moving belts and fan.
NOTE:To start the vehicle following connection of a
booster battery, the Security Alarm System must first be
disabled by cycling a front door key cylinder or by using
the keyless entry transmitter.
WARNING!
Jump starting can be dangerous. To avoid personal
injury or damage to electrical components in vehicle,
observe the following warnings:
²Battery fluid is a corrosive acid solution and can burn
or even blind you. Don't allow battery fluid to contact
your eyes, skin, or clothing. Don't lean over a batterywhen attaching clamps. If acid splashes in eyes or on
skin, flush the area immediately with large amounts of
water.
²Do not use a booster battery or any other booster
source that has a greater than 12±volt system, i.e., do
not use a 24±volt power source.
²Never attempt to jump start a discharged battery that
is frozen, because it could rupture or explode during
jump starting.
²Be sure your vehicle is not touching the jump start
vehicle.
²Observe all Battery Warnings in Section 7 of this
manual, while jump starting your vehicle.
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