KYMCO MXU 700i, Owner'S Manual

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4.7. TO JUMP START YOUR VEHICLE
1. Remove the seat and locate the batteries.
Find the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on
each battery.
2. Check that the jumper cables do not have lost
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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
6. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and
run the engine for a while.
7. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.
8. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent
electrical shorting. Take care that the don’t touch
other or any other metal.
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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