Emergency Starting- Page 258

2008 Mazda MAZDA5 Owners Manual2

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9. Customer Information
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1. For vehicles equipped with an engine

cover, remove the engine cover.

2. Remove the battery cover from its front

side.

3. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V

and that its negative terminal is
grounded.

4. If the booster battery is in another

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

5. Connect the jumper cables in the exact

sequence as in the illustration.

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

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

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

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Connect the other end to the ground
point indicated in the illustration
away from the discharged battery
(4).

6. Start the engine of the booster vehicle

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

7. When finished, carefully disconnect the

cables in the reverse order described in
the illustration.

8. If the engine cover and the battery

cover have been removed, install them
as they were previously installed.

NOTE

Verify that the covers are securely installed.

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In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

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  • 1. For vehicles equipped with an engine cover, remove the engine cover.
  • 2. Remove the battery cover from its front side.
  • 3. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V and that its negative terminal is grounded.
  • 4. If the booster battery is in another vehicle, don't allow both vehicles to touch.
  • 5. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence as in the illustration.
  • 6. Start the engine of the booster vehicle and run it a few minutes.
  • 7. When finished, carefully disconnect the cables in the reverse order described in the illustration.
  • 8. If the engine cover and the battery cover have been removed, install them as they were previously installed.