66 HOW TO OPERATE
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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.
•
Do not reverse polarity by connecting pos-
itive (+) t o nega tive (–), 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 s tarter t o let it cool an d for the battery to
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.
Moving Off
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Depress the brake ped
al.
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Put the gear shift lever into the “H” (High) or “L”
(Low) position.
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Release the parking b rake.
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Gradually increase engine speed by pressing on
the throttle pedal.
NOTE
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Practice sta rting and stopping (using th e brakes)
until you are fami
liar with the controls.