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In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G

1. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V 

and that its negative terminal is 
grounded.

2. If the booster battery is in another 

vehicle, don’t allow the vehicles to 
touch. Turn off the engine of the 
vehicle with the booster battery and all 
unnecessary electrical loads in both 
vehicles.

3. Connect the jumper cables in the exact 

sequence as in the illustration.

•

Connect one end of a cable to the 
positive terminal on the discharged 
battery (1).

•

Attach the other end to the positive 
terminal on the booster battery (2).

•

Connect one end of the other cable 
to the negative terminal of the 
booster battery (3).

•

Connect the other end to a solid, 
stationary, exposed metallic point 
(for example, the engine hanger) 
away from the discharged battery 
(4).

4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle 

and run it a few minutes. Then start the 
engine of the other vehicle.

5. When finished, carefully disconnect 

the cables in the reverse order 
described in Step 3.

Discharged
battery

Jumper cables

Booster
battery

Connect cables in
numerical order
and disconnect in
reverse order.

(+)

(-)

(+)

(-)

2.0-liter engine

Connecting to Negative Terminal:
Connecting the end of the second 
cable to the negative (

) terminal 

of the discharged battery is 
dangerous.
A spark could cause the gas around 
the battery to explode and injure 
someone. Connect the cable to a point 
away from the battery.

Connecting Jumper Cable to a 
Moving Part:
Connecting a jumper cable near or to 
a moving part is dangerous. The cable 
could get caught when the engine 
starts and cause serious injury. Never 
connect a jumper cable to or near any 
part that moves.

Booster
battery

Discharged
battery

Jumper cables

(+)

(-)

(+)

(-)

2.5-liter engine

Connect cables in
numerical order 
and disconnect in
reverse order.

WARNING

J94S.book  Page 13  Saturday, June 23, 2001  1:04 PM