Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
JumpStartingtheMachine
1.Checktheweakbatteryforterminalcorrosion
(white,green,orblue“snow”)andcleanitprior
tojumpstarting.Cleanandtightenconnections
asnecessary.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscan
causeunwantedelectricalvoltagespikes
atanytimeduringthejump-starting
procedure.
Donotattempttojumpstartwithloose
orcorrodedbatteryterminalsordamage
totheenginemayoccur.
DANGER
Jumpstartingaweakbatterythatis
cracked,frozen,haslowelectrolytelevel,
oranopen/shortedbatterycell,can
causeanexplosionresultinginserious
personalinjury.
Donotjumpstartaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.
2.Ensurethattheboosterisagoodandfully
chargedleadacidbatteryat12.6Vorgreater.
Useproperlysizedjumpercables(4to6
AWG)withshortlengthstoreducevoltagedrop
betweensystems.Ensurethatthecablesare
colorcodedorlabeledforthecorrectpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamage
theelectricalsystem.
Becertainofthebatteryterminalpolarity
andjumpercablepolaritywhenhooking
upthebatteries.
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduce
explosivegases.
•Shieldyoureyesandfacefromthe
batteriesatalltimes.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
Note:Ensurethattheventcapsaretightand
level.Placeadampcloth,ifavailable,overany
ventcapsonbothbatteries.Ensurethatthe
vehiclesdonottouchandthatbothelectrical
systemsareoffandatthesameratedsystem
voltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswired
tothestarterorsolenoidasshowninFigure37.
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Figure37
1.Positive(+)cableondischargedbattery
2.Positive(+)cableonboosterbattery
3.Negative(–)cableontheboosterbattery
4.Negative(–)cableontheengineblock
5.Boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecableto
thepositiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.
6.Makethenalconnectionontheengineblock
ofthestalledvehicle(nottothenegativepost)
awayfromthebattery.Standback.
7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe
reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock
(black)connectionisthersttodisconnect).
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