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{ CAUTION: Fans or other moving engine parts can injure 5. Check that the jumper cables do not have loose or missing insulation. If they do, you could get a Before you connect the cables, here are some − ) will go to a heavy, unpainted metal engine part or to a remote − ) terminal if the vehicle has one. Do not connect positive (+) to negative ( − ) or you will get a short that would damage the battery − ) cable to the negative ( − ) terminal on the dead battery because this can cause sparks. 6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal location on the vehicle with the dead 7. Do not let the other end touch metal. Connect it to the positive (+) terminal of the good battery. Use a 8. Now connect the black negative ( − ) cable to the negative ( − ) terminal of the good battery. Use a remote negative ( − ) terminal if the vehicle has one. Do not let the other end touch anything until the − ) cable does not go to the dead battery. It goes to a − ) terminal on the vehicle with the dead battery. 9. Connect the other end of the negative ( − ) cable to the negative ( − ) terminal location on the vehicle with the dead battery. Your vehicle has a remote − ) ground bracket for this purpose. 10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run the engine for a while. 11. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery. If it will not start after a few tries, it probably 5-38 |