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2007 Mazda RX-8 Owners Manual

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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.

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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 a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the tightening bolt)
away from the discharged battery
(4).

Booster battery

Connect cables 

in numerical 

order and 

disconnect in 

reverse order.

Discharged 

battery

7. Start the engine of the booster vehicle

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

In Case of an Emergency

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  • 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.
  • 6. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence as in the illustration.
  • 7. Start the engine of the booster vehicle and run it a few minutes.