2004 Mazda RX-8 Owners Manual - MyMazda

J60E_8R65-EA-03C_Edition2.book Page 21 Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:48 PMIn Case of an EmergencyEmergency Starting1. Remove the engine cover.Engine cover2. Remove the rubber hose from thebattery cover.Rubber hose4. Make sure the booster battery is 12 Vand that its negative terminal isgrounded.5. If the booster battery is in anothervehicle, don’t allow the vehicles totouch. Turn off the engine of thevehicle with the booster battery and allunnecessary electrical loads in bothvehicles.6. Connect the jumper cables in the exactsequence as in the illustration.• Connect one end of a cable to thepositive terminal on the dischargedbattery (1).• Attach the other end to the positiveterminal on the booster battery (2).• Connect one end of the other cableto the negative terminal of thebooster battery (3).• Connect the other end to a solid,stationary, exposed metallic point(for example, the tightening bolt)away from the discharged battery(4).3. Remove the battery cover from its rearside.Jumper cablesDischargedbatteryConnect cablesin numericalorder anddisconnect inreverse order.Booster batteryBattery cover7-21Form No. 8R65-EA-03C