Owner's Manual
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Jump
Start
Your
Vehicle;
1.
Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with
a
negative
ground system.
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NOTICE:
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If the other system isn’t
a
12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be damaged.
If
you
have
a
diesel engine vehicle with two batteries (or more),
you
should know before
you
begin that, especially in cold weather,
you
may
not be able to get enough power from a single battery in another
vehicle to start your diesel engine.
If your vehicle has more than one battery, use the battery that’s on the
passenger side
of the vehicle
-
this will reduce electrical
resistance.
2.
Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables can reach, but be
sure the vehicle’s aren’t touching each other.
If
they are, it could cause
a ground connection
you
don’t want.
You
wouldn’t be able to start your
vehicle, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical systems.
You could be injured if
the
vehicles roll. Set the parking brake firmly
on
each vehicle. Put an automatic transmission
in
“P’
(Park) or
a
manual transmission in
“N’
(Neutral). If
you
have
a
four-wheel-drive
vehicle, be sure the transfer case is not in “N” (Neutral).
3.
Turn
off
the ignition on both vehicles.
Turn
off all lights that aren’t
needed, and radios. This will avoid sparks and help save both batteries.
And it could save your radio!
NOTICE:
If you leave your radio on, it could be badly damaged. The
repairs wouldn’t
be
covered
by
your warranty.
4.
Open the hoods and locate the batteries. Find the positive
(+)
and
negative
(-)
terminals
on
each battery.
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