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In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

1. Remove the engine cover.

2. Remove the rubber hose from the 

battery cover.

3. Remove the battery cover from its rear 

side.

4. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V 

and that its negative terminal is 
grounded.

5. 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.

6. 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 tightening bolt) 
away from the discharged battery 
(4).

7. Start the engine of the booster vehicle 

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

Engine cover

Rubber hose

Battery cover

Booster battery

Discharged

battery

Connect cables 

in numerical 

order and 

disconnect in 

reverse order.

Jumper cables

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