1997 Mercury Tracer Owner's Manual - Page 121

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Roadside emergencies system; a 24-volt power supply will cause vehicle damage • park the vehicles close to each other, but do not allow the two vehicles to touch. • 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: 1. Connect the jumper cables in numerical order. 1 Disabled battery positive terminal 2 Booster battery positive terminal 3 Booster battery negative terminal 4 Disabled vehicle engine Do not connect the end of the second cable to the negative (-) terminal of the battery to be jumped. A spark may cause an explosion of the gases that surround the battery. 2. Start the engine in the vehicle with the booster battery. 3. Wait a few minutes and start the engine in the vehicle with the disabled battery. 4 2 + 3 - + 1 - K AC C LOC 0 I ON II T AR ST III 121

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system; a 24-volt power supply
will cause vehicle damage
•
park the vehicles close to each
other, but do not allow the two
vehicles to touch.
•
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:
1. Connect the jumper cables in
numerical order.
°
1
Disabled battery positive
terminal
°
2
Booster battery positive
terminal
°
3
Booster battery negative
terminal
°
4
Disabled vehicle engine
Do not connect the end of
the second cable to the
negative (-) terminal of the
battery to be jumped. A spark
may cause an explosion of the
gases that surround the battery.
2. Start the engine in the vehicle
with the booster battery.
3. Wait a few minutes and start the
engine in the vehicle with the
disabled battery.
+
–
4
2
3
1
+
–
ON
II
ACC
I
LOCK
0
START
III
Roadside emergencies
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