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In Case of an EmergencyEmergency StartingConnect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order.DischargedbatteryJumper cablesBooster battery1. Remove the battery cover from its frontside.Battery cover2. Make sure the booster battery is 12 Vand that its negative terminal isgrounded.3. If the booster battery is in anothervehicle, don't allow both vehicles totouch. Turn off the engine of thevehicle with the booster battery and allunnecessary electrical loads in bothvehicles.4. Connect the jumper cables in the exactsequence as in the illustration.l Connect one end of a cable to thepositive terminal on the dischargedbattery (1).l Attach the other end to the positiveterminal on the booster battery (2).l Connect one end of the other cableto the negative terminal of thebooster battery (3).l Connect the other end to a solid,stationary, exposed metallic point(for example, the right hand sideengine mounting bolt) away fromthe discharged battery (4).5. Start the engine of the booster vehicleand run it a few minutes. Then start theengine of the other vehicle.6. When finished, carefully disconnect thecables in the reverse order described inthe illustration.7-17