To Jump Start A Disabled Vehicle:
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise hood on disabled vehicle and visually inspect engine compartment for:
- Generator drive belt condition and tension.
- Fuel fumes or leakage, correct if necessary.
- Frozen battery.
- Yellow or bright color test indicator, if equipped.
- Low battery fluid level.
CAUTION: If the cause of starting problem on disabled vehicle is severe, damage to booster vehicle charging system can result. - When using another vehicle as a booster source, turn off all accessories, place gear selector in park or neutral, set park brake or equivalent and operate engine at 1200 RPM.
- On disabled vehicle, place gear selector in park or neutral and set park brake or equivalent. Turn OFF all accessories.
- Connect jumper cables to booster battery. RED clamp to positive terminal (+). BLACK clamp to negative terminal (-). DO NOT allow clamps at opposite end of cables to touch, electrical arc will result. See Fig 1. Review all warnings in this procedure.
- On disabled vehicle, connect RED jumper cable clamp to battery positive (+) terminal. Connect BLACK jumper cable clamp to the engine as close to the ground cable connection as possible. See Fig 1. CAUTION: Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter will overheat and could fail.
- Allow battery in disabled vehicle to charge to at least 12.4 volts (75% charge) before attempting to start engine. If engine does not start within 15 seconds, stop cranking engine and allow starter to cool (15 min.), before cranking again.
| 1 - ENGINE GROUND |
| 2 - NEGATIVE JUMPER CABLE |
| 3 - BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE |
| 4 - POSITIVE JUMPER CABLE |
| 5 - BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE |
| 6 - BATTERY |
| 7 - TEST INDICATOR (IF EQUIPPED) |