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2. You could be injured if the vehicles move. Set the parkingbrake firmly on each vehicle. Put an automatic transmis-
sion in “P” (PARK) or a manua l transmission and an auto-
mated manual transmission in “N” (Neutral). With an
automated manual transmission vehicle, confirm that “N”
is shown by the allshift indicator display. Turn off the
ignition switch.
NOTE● Turn off all lamps, the heater and other electrical loads.
This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries.
3. Make sure battery electrolyte is at the proper level. Refer to “Battery” on page 8-15. 4. Connect one end of one jump lead to the positive (+) ter-
minal of the discharged battery (A), and the other end to
the positive (+) terminal of the booster battery (B).
Petrol-powered vehicles
WARNING!
● Turn off the ignition on both vehicles beforehand.
Take care to ensure that the cables or your clothes
cannot be caught by the fan or drive belt. Personal
injury could result.
WARNING!
● If electrolyte fluid is not vi sible, or appears to be fro-
zen, Do Not Attempt Jump Starting!
A battery might rupture or explode if the tempera-
ture is below freezing point or if it is not filled to the
proper level.
Except for vehicles with turbocharger
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66. Start the engine in the vehicle which has the booster bat-tery, let the engine idle a few minutes, then start the
engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery. 7. After the engine has started, disconnect the leads in the
reverse order.
● Make sure that the conn ection is made to the
appointed position (shown in the illustration). If the
connection is made directly to the negative side of
the battery, the inflammable gases generated from
the battery might catch fire and explode.
● When connecting the jump lead, do not connect the
positive (+) cable to the ne gative (-) terminal. Other-
wise sparks might cause the battery to explode.
CAUTION!
●Use care not to get the jump lead caught in the cool-
ing fan or other rotating part in the engine compart-
ment.
● Use the proper leads suitable for the battery size.
Otherwise heat damage to the cables could result.
●Check the jump leads for damage and corrosion
before use.
CAUTION!
●Keep the engine of the ve hicle giving assistance run-
ning.
WARNING!
WARNING!
● Charging the battery while it is installed in the vehi-
cle might cause the battery to catch fire and explode.
Or damage to the vehicle could result. If it has to be
charged in this condition for unavoidable reasons,
disconnect the vehicle side negative (-) terminal con-
nected to the battery.
● Keep sparks, cigarettes an d flames away from the
battery because the battery may produce an explo-
sion.
● Use adequate ventilation when charging or using the
battery in an enclosed space.
●Remove all the caps before charging the battery.
●Electrolyte is corrosive, diluted sulphuric acid.
If electrolyte (battery ac id) comes into contact with
your hands, eyes, clothes or the painted surface of
your vehicle, it should be thoroughly flushed with
water. If electrolyte gets into your eyes, flush them
with water immediately and thoroughly, and get
prompt medical attention.
