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WARNING!
Never remove or tamper with battery caps.
Ignoring this could allow battery acid to con-
tact eyes, skin, fabrics, or painted surfaces.
Failure to comply may result in death, per-
sonal injury, equipment or property damage.
WARNING!
Never jump start a battery near fire, flames,
or electrical sparks. Batteries generate ex-
plosive gases that could explode. Keep
sparks, flame, and lighted cigarettes away
from batteries. Failure to comply may result
in death, personal injury, equipment or prop-
erty damage.
WARNING!
When jump starting using a battery booster,
it is best to jump start with an equivalently
powered vehicle. Verify that the booster bat-
tery has the same volt and cold cranking
amperage specifications as the dead battery
before attempting to jump start. Failure to
comply may cause an explosion resulting in
death, personal injury, equipment or proper-
ty damage.
CAUTION
Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as relays, and
the radio. Failure to comply may result in
equipment damage.
CAUTION
Improper hook-up of jumper cables or not
following these procedures can damage the
alternator or cause seri ous damage to both
vehicles.
WARNING!
Heed all warnings and instructions of the
jumper cable manufacturer. Failure to com-
ply may result in death, personal injury,
equipment or property damage.
Be careful that metal tools (or any metal in
contact with the positive terminal) do not
contact the positive battery terminal and
any other metal on the vehicle at the same
time. Remove metal jewelry and avoid
leaning over the battery.
1. Remove any personal jewelry that
may come in contact with the
battery terminals.
2. Select a jumper cable that is long
enough to attach to both vehicles in
a way that ensures neither vehicle
touches each other.
3. Position the two vehicles together,
but do not allow them to touch.
4. Turn OFF all lights, heater, radio,
and any other accessory on both
vehicles.
5. Set the parking brakes: pull out the
Yellow button located on the dash.
See Air Brake System on page
106.
6. Shift the transmission into park
position or neutral for manual
transmissions. See Operating
Manual Transmissions on page 103
and see Automatic and Automated
Transmissions on page 105.
7. If either vehicle is equipped with
battery disconnects ensure they are
in the OFF position prior to
connecting the two vehicles.
8. Attach one end of a jumper cable to
the positive (+) terminal of the
discharged (dead) battery. This will
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