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TO JUMP START A DISABLED VEHICLE: 1. Raise hood on disabled vehicle and visually inspect engine compartment for: • Battery cable clamp condition, clean if necessary. • Frozen battery. • Yellow or bright color test indicator, if equipped. • Low battery fluid level. • Generator drive belt condition and tension. • Fuel fumes or leakage, correct if necessary. CAUTION: If the cause of starting problem on dis- 2. When using another vehicle as a booster source, park the booster vehicle within cable reach. Turn 3. On disabled vehicle, place gear selector in park or neutral and set park brake. Turn off all accessories. 4. Connect jumper cables to booster battery. RED clamp (4) to positive terminal (+). BLACK clamp (2) to negative (3) terminal (-). DO NOT allow clamps at opposite end of cables to touch, electrical arc will result. Review all 5. On disabled vehicle, connect RED jumper cable (4) clamp to positive (+) terminal. Connect BLACK jumper cable clamp to engine ground (1) as close to the ground cable attaching point as possible. 6. Start the engine in the vehicle which has the booster battery, let the engine idle a few minutes, then start the engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery. CAUTION: Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter will overheat 7. Allow battery in disabled vehicle to charge to at least 12.4 volts (75% charge) before attempting to start engine. If engine does not start within 15 seconds, stop cranking engine and allow starter to cool (15 min.), before crank- DISCONNECT CABLE CLAMPS AS FOLLOWS: • Disconnect BLACK cable clamp (2) from engine • When using a booster vehicle, disconnect BLACK cable clamp (2) from battery negative • Disconnect RED cable clamp (4) from battery 0 - 16 LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE ND |