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Battery, Jump Starting






CAUTION!
The car with the good battery must NOT be running when connecting cables.



- Connect jumper cables in following order:
1 - One end of positive cable -red- to (+) post -1- of good battery
2 - Other end of positive cable -red- to (+) post -2- of dead battery
3 - One end of negative cable -black- to (-) post -3- of good battery
4 - Other end of negative cable -black- to engine cylinder block -4- of car with dead battery
- Start car with good battery first.
- Next start car with dead battery.
- Disconnect jumper cables in reverse order.