Self-help, vehicle care
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Remove cover plate to ac cess battery.
Connect the leads in the order shown in the
picture:
1. Connec t one end of the first jump lead to
the positive terminal
1
of the discha rg ed
battery (id entified by “+” sign on battery
case or terminal),
2. Connec t the other end of this lead to the
positiv e terminal
2
of the ba ttery
providing the jum p start (“+” sign),
3. Connec t the first end of the second jump
lead to the negative terminal
3
of the
discharged battery ("-" sign),
4. Connec t the other end of this jump
lead
4
to g round on the vehicle providing
the jump start, e.g. engine block or screw
connection in engine suspension.
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Do not c onnect the lead to the negative
terminal of the battery on the vehic le
providing the jump start! The c onnec tion
point should be as far away from the
battery as possible.
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Route the leads so tha t they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
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Reverse abov e seq uence exac tly when
removing leads.
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Warning
Care must be ta ken to ensure that the
leads do not inadv ertently contact metal
surfaces within the engine com partment.