- Position vehicle with good (charged) battery so that jumper cables will reach.
- Turn off ignition, all lights, and all electrical loads in both vehicles. Leave hazard flasher on if Jump Starting where there may be other traffic. In addition, leave on any other lights needed for work area.
- In both vehicles, apply parking brake firmly.
NOTE:
To avoid vehicle damage, make sure cables are not on or near pulleys, fans, or other parts that will move when engine starts.
- Shift an automatic transaxle to PARK, or a manual transaxle to NEUTRAL.
CAUTION:
In order to avoid injury, do not use cables that have loose or missing insulation.
- Clamp one end of first Jumper cable to positive terminal or battery. Make sure it does not touch any other metal parts. Clamp other end of same cable to positive terminal, on other battery. Never connect other end to negative terminal of discharged battery.
CAUTION:
To avoid injury do not attach cable directly to negative terminal of discharged battery. Doing so could cause sparks and a possible battery explosion.
- Clamp one end of second cable to negative terminal of booster battery. Make final connection to a solid engine ground (such as engine lift bracket) at least 450 millimeters (18") from discharged battery.
- Start engine of vehicle with good battery. Run engine at a moderate speed for several minutes. Then start engine of vehicle which has discharged battery.
- Remove Jumper cables by reversing above sequence exactly. Remove negative cable from vehicle with discharged battery first. While removing each clamp, take care that it does not touch any other metal while other end remains attached.