2013 Dodge Avenger User Guide - Page 81

2013 Dodge Avenger Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES BATTERY LOCATION • The battery in your vehicle is located between the left front headlight assembly and the left front wheel splash shield. To allow jump-starting there are remote battery posts located on the left side of the engine compartment. JUMP-STARTING • If your vehicle has a discharged battery it can be jump-started using a set of jumper cables and a battery in another vehicle or by using a portable battery booster pack. Jump-starting can be dangerous if done improperly so please follow the procedures in this section carefully. NOTE: When using a portable battery booster pack follow the manufacturer's operating instructions and precautions. Preparations For Jump-Start • The battery in your vehicle is located between the left front headlight assembly and the left front wheel splash shield. To allow jump-starting there are remote battery posts located on the left side of the engine compartment. 1. Set the parking brake, shift the automatic transmission into PARK and turn the ignition to LOCK. 2. Turn off the heater, radio, and all unnecessary electrical accessories. 3. Remove the protective cover over the remote positive (+) battery post. To remove the cover, press the locking tab and pull upward on the cover. 79

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BATTERYLOCATION
• Thebatteryinyourvehicleislocatedbe-
tweentheleftfrontheadlightassembly
andtheleftfrontwheelsplashshield.To
allowjump-startingthereareremotebat-
terypostslocatedontheleftsideofthe
enginecompartment.
JUMP-STARTING
• Ifyourvehiclehasadischargedbatteryitcanbejump-startedusingasetofjumper
cablesandabatteryinanothervehicleorbyusingaportablebatteryboosterpack.
Jump-startingcanbedangerousifdoneimproperlysopleasefollowtheproceduresin
thissectioncarefully.
NOTE:
Whenusingaportablebatteryboosterpackfollowthemanufacturer'soperatinginstruc-
tionsandprecautions.
PreparationsForJump-Start
• Thebatteryinyourvehicleislocatedbetweentheleftfrontheadlightassemblyandthe
leftfrontwheelsplashshield.Toallowjump-startingthereareremotebatteryposts
locatedontheleftsideoftheenginecompartment.
1. Settheparkingbrake,shifttheautomatic
transmissionintoPARKandturntheigni-
tiontoLOCK.
2. Turnofftheheater,radio,andallunnec-
essaryelectricalaccessories.
3. Removetheprotectivecoveroverthere-
motepositive
(+)
batterypost.Toremove
thecover,pressthelockingtabandpull
upwardonthecover.
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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