2002 Nissan Sentra Owner's Manual - Page 142

2002 Nissan Sentra Manual

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● Whenever working on or near a battery, always wear suitable eye protectors (for example, goggles or industrial safety spectacles) and remove rings, metal bands, or any other jewelry. Do not lean over the battery when jump starting. ● Do not attempt to jump start a frozen battery. It could explode and cause serious injury. ● Your vehicle has an automatic engine cooling fan. It could come on at any time. Keep hands and other objects away from it. ACE1013 Always follow the instructions below. Failure to do so could result in damage to the charging system and cause personal injury. 1. If the booster battery is in another vehicle, position the two vehicles to bring their batteries into close proximity to each other. Do not allow the two vehicles to touch. 2. Apply the parking brake. Move the selector lever to N (Neutral) (on automatic transmission models, move the shift selector lever to P (Park)). Switch off all unnecessary electrical systems (lights, heater, air conditioner, etc.). 3. Cover the battery with an old cloth to reduce explosion hazard. 4. Connect jumper cables in the sequence illustrated. CAUTION ● Always connect positive (+) to positive (+) and negative (−) to body ground (for example, strut mounting bolt, engine lift bracket, etc.) - not to the battery. In case of emergency 6-9

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Whenever working on or near a bat-
tery, always wear suitable eye pro-
tectors (for example, goggles or in-
dustrial
safety
spectacles)
and
remove rings, metal bands, or any
other jewelry. Do not lean over the
battery when jump starting.
Do not attempt to jump start a frozen
battery. It could explode and cause
serious injury.
Your vehicle has an automatic en-
gine cooling fan. It could come on at
any time. Keep hands and other ob-
jects away from it.
Always follow the instructions below.
Failure to do so could result in damage
to the charging system and cause per-
sonal injury.
1.
If the booster battery is in another vehicle,
position the two vehicles to bring their
batteries into close proximity to each other.
Do not allow the two vehicles to touch.
2. Apply the parking brake. Move the selec-
tor lever to N (Neutral) (on automatic
transmission models, move the shift se-
lector lever to P (Park)). Switch off all
unnecessary electrical systems (lights,
heater, air conditioner, etc.).
3. Cover the battery with an old cloth to
reduce explosion hazard.
4. Connect jumper cables in the sequence
illustrated.
CAUTION
Always connect positive (+) to positive
(+) and negative (-) to body ground (for
example, strut mounting bolt, engine
lift bracket, etc.)
not to the battery.
ACE1013
In case of emergency
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