To Jump Start A Disabled Vehicle:: Notes

Fig 1: Jumper Connections

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1 - BLACK JUMPER CABLE LEAD (NEGATIVE)

2 - RED JUMPER CABLE LEAD (POSITIVE)

3 - BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL

4 - BATTERY

Raise hood on disabled vehicle and visually inspect engine compartment for:
CAUTION: If the cause of starting problem on disabled vehicle is severe, damage to booster vehicle charging system can result.
- 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.
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 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.
On disabled vehicle, connect RED jumper cable clamp (2) to positive (+) terminal. Connect BLACK jumper cable clamp (1) 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.
CAUTION: Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter will overheat and could fail.
Allow battery (4) 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 min.), before cranking again.