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In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

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 strut mounting 

bolt) 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.

Booster battery

Discharged 
battery

Jumper cables

Connect cables in 

numerical order and 

disconnect in reverse 

order.

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 parts (cooling fans, belts) 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.

WARNING

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