2003 Mazda Miata MX-5 Owner's Manual - Page 175

J07R_8R09_EA_02G.book Page 14 Monday, July 1, 2002 11:30 AM In Case of an Emergency Emergency Starting 1. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V and that its negative terminal is grounded. 2. If the booster battery is in another vehicle, don't allow the vehicles to touch. Turn off the engine of the vehicle with the booster battery and all unnecessary electrical loads in both vehicles. 3. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence as in the illustration. • Connect one end of a cable to the positive terminal on the discharged battery (1). • Attach the other end to the positive terminal on the booster battery (2). • Connect one end of the other cable to the negative terminal of the booster battery (3). • Connect the other end to a solid, stationary, exposed metallic point (for example, the trunk latch catch) away from the discharged battery (4). Jumper cable WARNING Connecting to Negative Terminal: Connecting the end of the second cable to the negative ( ) terminal of the discharged battery is dangerous. A spark could cause the gas around the battery to explode and injure someone. Connect the cable to a point away from the battery. 4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle and run it a few minutes. Then start the engine of the other vehicle. 5. When finished, carefully disconnect the cables in the reverse order described in Step 3. Booster battery Discharged battery Connect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order. Jumper cable 7-14 Form No. 8R09-EA-02G