1997 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manual - Page 133

1997 Mercury Mountaineer Manual

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Roadside emergencies vegetable oil. Call a doctor immediately. To avoid damage or injury, follow these directions in the order they are given. If in doubt, call for road service. Before jump starting a vehicle: • Make sure the booster battery vehicle has a 12-volt starting system (a 24-volt power supply will cause vehicle damage). • Park the vehicles close to each other, but do not allow the vehicles to touch each other. • Check to make sure neither battery is disconnected. • Remove any excessive corrosion from the battery terminals. • Turn on the heater fan in each vehicle to prevent damage from voltage surges. To jump start the vehicle, connect the jumper cables in the following order: 1. Disabled battery positive terminal. 2. Booster battery positive terminal. 3. Booster battery negative terminal. 4. Disabled vehicle engine. 4 2 + 3 - + 1 - 133

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vegetable oil. Call a doctor
immediately.
To avoid damage or injury,
follow these directions in
the order they are given. If in
doubt, call for road service.
Before jump starting a vehicle:
Make sure the booster battery
vehicle has a 12-volt starting
system (a 24-volt power supply
will cause vehicle damage).
Park the vehicles close to each
other, but do not allow the
vehicles to touch each other.
Check to make sure neither
battery is disconnected.
Remove any excessive corrosion
from the battery terminals.
Turn on the heater fan in each
vehicle to prevent damage from
voltage surges.
To jump start the vehicle, connect
the jumper cables in the following
order:
1. Disabled battery positive
terminal.
2. Booster battery positive
terminal.
3. Booster battery negative
terminal.
4. Disabled vehicle engine.
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4
2
3
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