OPERATOR'S MANUAL

JUMPSTARTINGVEHICLES
ToJumpStartYourVehicle
WARNING
Whenjumpstartingusingabattery
booster,itisbesttojumpstart
withanequivalentlypowered
vehicle.Verifythatthebooster
batteryhasthesamevoltand
CCAspecicationsasthedead
batterybeforeattemptingtojump
start.Failuretocomplymay
causeanexplosionresultingin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
CAUTION
Applyingahighervoltagebooster
batterymaycauseexpensive
damagetosensitiveelectronic
components,suchasrelays,
ElectronicControlunitsor
electronicsingeneral.Failureto
complymayresultinequipment
damage.
CAUTION
Improperhook-upofjumpercables
ornotfollowingtheseprocedures
candamagethealternatororcause
seriousdamagetobothvehicles.
WARNING
Heedallwarningsandinstructions
ofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
Preparingthevehicles:
1.Removeanypersonaljewelry
thatmaycomeincontactwiththe
batteryterminals.
2.Selectajumpercablethatislong
enoughtoattachtobothvehicles
inawaythatensuresneither
vehicletoucheseachother.
3.Positionthetwovehiclestogether,
butdonotallowthemtotouch.
4.TurnOFFalllights,heater,radio,
andanyotheraccessoryonboth
vehicles.
5.Settheparkingbrakes:pullout
theYellowbuttonlocatedonthe
dash.
6.Shiftthetransmissionintopark
positionorneutralformanual
transmissions.(SeeOperating
theTransmissiononpage4-18
andParkingBrakeValveonpage
4-34,fortransmissionshiftingand
parkingbrakeinformation.)
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