Jump Starting Standard Procedure

Jump Starting Standard Procedure

CAUTION!
• Review all safety precautions and warnings.

• Do not jump start a frozen battery, personal injury can result.

• Do not jump start when maintenance free battery indicator dot is bright color.

• Do not allow jumper cable clamps to touch each other when connected to a booster source.

• Do not use open flame near battery.

• Remove metallic jewelry worn on hands or wrists to avoid injury by accidental arcing of battery current.

• When using a high output boosting device, do not allow battery voltage to exceed 16 volts.

• Refer to instructions provided with device being used.

• Do not attempt to push or tow the vehicle to start it. The vehicle cannot be started this way. Pushing with another vehicle may damage the transaxle or the rear of the vehicle.

CAUTION!
Raise hood on disabled vehicle and visually inspect engine compartment for:

• Battery cable clamp condition, clean if necessary.

• Frozen battery.

• Clear or bright color test indicator, if equipped.

• Generator drive belt condition and tension.

• Fuel fumes or leakage, correct if necessary.

CAUTION!
If the cause of starting problem on disabled vehicle is severe, damage to booster vehicle charging system can result.

- When using another vehicle as a booster source, park the booster vehicle within cable reach. Turn off all accessories, set the parking brake, place the automatic transmission in PARK or the manual transmission in NEUTRAL and turn the ignition OFF.

- On disabled vehicle, place gear selector in park or neutral and set park brake. Turn off all accessories.

- Connect jumper cables to the booster battery. Connect the RED clamp to positive terminal (+). BLACK clamp to the negative terminal (-). DO NOT allow clamps at opposite end of cables to touch, electrical arc will result. Review all warnings in this procedure.

- On disabled vehicle, connect the RED jumper cable clamp to the positive (+) terminal. Connect the BLACK jumper cable clamp to engine ground as close to the ground cable attaching point as possible.

- Start the engine in the vehicle which has the booster battery, let the engine idle a few minutes, then start the engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery.

Jumper Cable Clamp Connections










CAUTION!
Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter may overheat and could fail.

- If engine does not start within 15 seconds, stop cranking engine and allow the starter to cool 15 minutes, before cranking again.

Disconnect Cable Clamps As Follows:

• Disconnect the BLACK cable clamp from engine ground on the disabled vehicle.

• When using a Booster vehicle, disconnect the BLACK cable clamp from the battery negative terminal. Disconnect the RED cable clamp from battery positive terminal.

• Disconnect the RED cable clamp from the battery positive terminal on the disabled vehicle.