78 HOW TO OPERATE
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A. Red Cap
B. Vehicle Battery Positive (+) Terminal
C. From Booster B
attery Positive (+) Term inal
D. From B ooster Battery Negative (–) Terminal
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Connect another jumper cable from the negative
(–) term ina l of the booster battery to the bracket.
NOTICE
Do not connect t
he booster battery to the fol-
lowing portions as a ground.
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Battery negative (–) terminal
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Electrical c
omponents or leads
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Fuel line or fuel relative components
DANGER
Batteries contain sulfuric acid that can cause
burns and produce hydrogen gas which is
highly explosive.
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Do not make this last connection at the fuel
system or battery.
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Take care not to touch the positive and
negative cables together, and do not lean
over the battery when making this last con-
nection.
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Do not connect to a frozen battery. It could
explode.
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Do not reverse polarity by connecting pos-
itive (+) to negative (–), or a battery explo-
sion and serious damage to the electrical
system may occur.
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Follow the standard engine starting procedure.
NOTICE
Do not operate the starter continuously for
more than 5 seconds, or the starter overheat
and the bat
tery power will drop temporarily.
Wait 15 seconds between each operation of
the starter to let it coo l and for the battery t o
recover p
ower.
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After th
e engine starts, disconnect the jumper ca-
bles. Disconnect the negative (–) cable from the
vehicle first.