Roadside Repairs 0•7When jump-starting a car using abooster battery, observe the followingprecautions:4 Before connecting the boosterbattery, make sure that the ignition isswitched off.4 Ensure that all electrical equipment(lights, heater, wipers, etc) isswitched off.4 Make sure that the booster battery isthe same voltage as the dischargedone in the vehicle.4 If the battery is being jump-startedfrom the battery in another vehicle,the two vehcles MUST NOT TOUCHeach other.4 Make sure that the transmission is inneutral (or PARK, in the case ofautomatic transmission).Jump starting will get you outof trouble, but you must correctwhatever made the battery goflat in the first place. There are three possibilities:1The battery has been drained byrepeated attempts to start, or byleaving the lights on.2The charging system is not workingproperly (alternator drivebelt slackor broken, alternator wiring fault oralternator itself faulty).3The battery itself is at fault(electrolyte low, or battery worn out).Connect one end of the red jump lead tothe positive (+) terminal of the flatbatteryConnect the other end of the red lead tothe positive (+) terminal of the boosterbattery.Connect one end of the black jump leadto the negative (-) terminal of thebooster batteryConnect the other end of the blackjump lead to a bolt or bracket on theengine block, well away from thebattery, on the vehicle to be started.1234Make sure that the jump leads will notcome into contact with the fan, drive-belts or other moving parts of theengine.5Start the engine using the boosterbattery, then with the engine running atidle speed, disconnect the jump leads inthe reverse order of connection.6Jump starting
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