To Jump Start A Disabled Vehicle
- Visually inspect vehicle for:
- Battery cable clamp condition, clean if necessary.
- Frozen battery.
- Yellow or bright color test indicator, if equipped.
- Low battery fluid level.
- 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, turn off all accessories, place gear selector in park or neutral, set park brake and operate engine at 1200 RPM.
- On disabled vehicle, place gear selector in neutral and set park brake. Turn off all accessories.
- Connect jumper cables to booster battery. RED clamp to positive terminal (+). BLACK clamp to negative terminal (-). DO NOT allow clamps at opposite end of cables to touch, electrical arc will result. Review all warnings in this procedure.
- Remove the plastic cover from the positive terminal.
- On disabled vehicle, connect RED jumper cable clamp to positive (+) terminal located on the left cowl. Connect BLACK jumper cable clamp to chassis ground.
- Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter will overheat and could fail.
- Allow battery in disabled vehicle to charge to at least 12.4 volts (75% charge) before attempting to start engine. If engine does not start within 15 seconds, stop cranking engine and allow starter to cool (15 minutes), before cranking again