If Trouble Arises; Battery Runs Out- Page 480

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If Trouble Arises

Battery Runs Out

     1.   Remove  the  battery  cover.

   2.   Make sure the booster battery is 12 

V and that its negative terminal is 
grounded.

   3.   If the booster battery is in another 

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

   4.   Connect the jumper cables in the exact 

sequence as in the illustration.

y

 Connect one end of a cable to the 

positive terminal on the discharged 
battery (1).

y

 Attach the other end to the positive 

terminal on the booster battery (2).

y

 Connect one end of the other cable to 

the negative terminal of the booster 
battery (3).

y

 Connect the other end to the ground 

point indicated in the illustration away 
from the discharged battery (4).

   5.   Start the engine of the booster vehicle 

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

   6.   When  fi nished, carefully disconnect the 

cables in the reverse order described in 
the illustration.

   7.   If the battery cover has been removed, 

install it in the reverse order of 
removal.

   NOTE

  Verify that the covers are securely 
installed.