1997 Lexus GS 300 In Case of An Emergency - Page 4

1997 Lexus GS 300 Manual

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IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY 2. If required, remove all the vent plugs from the booster battery. Lay a cloth over the open vents on the booster battery. (This helps reduce the explosion hazard, personal injuries and burns.) 3. If the engine in the vehicle with the booster battery is not running, start it and let it run for about 5 minutes. During jump starting, run the engine at about 2000 rpm with the accelerator pedal lightly depressed. 4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact order shown in the illustration: positive terminal ("+" mark)-to-positive terminal ("+" mark), and negative terminal ("-" mark)-to-engine or body ground. Note that you first connect the positive cable to the discharged battery and then to the booster battery and then to a solid, stationary, unpainted metallic point (e.g. oil level gauge bracket) away from the battery. Do not connect it to or near any part that moves when the engine is cranked. NOTICE When making the connections, do not lean over the battery or accidentally let the jumper cables or clamps touch anything except the correct battery terminals or the ground. JUMP STARTING PROCEDURE 1. If the booster battery is installed in another vehicle, make sure the vehicles are not touching. Turn off all unnecessary lights and accessories. 160 5. Start your engine in the normal way. After starting, run it at about 2000 rpm for several minutes with the accelerator pedal lightly depressed. 6. Carefully disconnect the cables in the exact reverse order: the negative cable and then the positive cable.

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IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
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JUMP STARTING PROCEDURE
1.
If the booster battery is installed in another vehicle,
make sure the vehicles are not touching.
Turn off all
unnecessary lights and accessories.
2.
If required, remove all the vent plugs from the booster
battery. Lay a cloth over the open vents on the booster
battery. (This helps reduce the explosion hazard, personal
injuries and burns.)
3.
If the engine in the vehicle with the booster battery is not
running, start it and let it run for about 5 minutes. During jump
starting, run the engine at about 2000 rpm with the
accelerator pedal lightly depressed.
4.
Connect the jumper cables in the exact order shown in
the illustration: positive terminal (“+” mark)–to–positive
terminal
(“+”
mark),
and
negative
terminal
(“–”
mark)–to–engine or body ground. Note that you first connect
the positive cable to the discharged battery and then to the
booster battery and then to a solid, stationary, unpainted
metallic point (e.g. oil level gauge bracket) away from the
battery.
Do not connect it to or near any part that moves
when the engine is cranked.
NOTICE
When making the connections, do not lean over the
battery or accidentally let the jumper cables or
clamps touch anything except the correct battery
terminals or the ground.
5.
Start your engine in the normal way.
After starting, run
it at about 2000 rpm for several minutes with the accelerator
pedal lightly depressed.
6.
Carefully disconnect the cables in the exact reverse
order: the negative cable and then the positive cable.