Carrying Out:
Always conform with the procedures to avoid injury to persons or damage to parts.
- On automatic transmission, select "P" setting, apply handbrake.
- Move the shift lever of vehicles with manual transmission into neutral and apply the parking brake.
- Ensure that the jump leads cannot get caught in rotating parts, e.g. fan.
- First connect positive terminals of both batteries with one jump lead (red).
- Use positive connection point in engine compartment for vehicles with one battery in trunk.
- Then attach second jump lead (black) to negative terminal of donor battery and to engine ground or body ground on vehicle to be started.CAUTION: Never connect second jump lead (black) to negative terminal of battery in vehicle to be started. This would produce explosive gas which could be ignited by sparks.