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START YOUR ENGINES!!!START YOUR ENGINES!!!

(PROPER JUMP STARTING (PROPER JUMP STARTING PROCEDURES)PROCEDURES)

VEHICLE BATTERIES COME IN MANY SHAPES AND SIZES…. WHAT THEY TYPICALLY HAVE IN COMMON IS A POSTIVE (+) AND NEGATIVE (-) TERMINAL. NOTE THE POSTIVE (+) ICON NEXT TO THE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY

JUMPER CABLES COME IN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS AND CABLE WEIGHT. A LARGER CABLE DIAMETER REDUCES RESISTANCE …HENCE… LESS HEATING OF THE COATED JUMPER CABLE WIRE

STEP ONE:STEP ONE:

CONNECT ONE OF THE JUMPER CABLE CLAMPS (POSTIVE/RED/ORANGE) TO THE “DEAD” BATTERY’S POSITIVE (+) POST

STEP TWO:STEP TWO:

CONNECT THE REMAINING CLAMP OF THE SAME CABLE (POSTIVE/RED/ORANGE) TO THE “LIVE” BATTERY’S POSITIVE (+) POST

STEP THREE:STEP THREE:

CONNECT THE CLAMP OF THE REMAINING JUMPER CABLE (NEGATIVE/BLACK/GRAY) TO THE “LIVE” BATTERY’S NEGATIVE (-) POST

STEP FOUR:STEP FOUR:

CONNECT THE OTHER END CLAMP OF THE SAME CABLE (NEGATIVE/BLACK/GRAY) TO A CLEAN METAL PART OF THE DISABLED VEHICLE

WARNINGWARNINGNEVER CONNECT TO THE NEGATIVE (-) BATTERY TERMINAL OF THE DISABLED VEHICLE

STEP FIVE:STEP FIVE:

ATTEMPT TO START THE DISABLED VEHICLE FROM THE “LIVE” BATTERY ONLYONLY. THE LIVE VEHICLE SHOULD NOTNOT BE RUNNING.

STEP SIX:STEP SIX:

WHEN THE DISABLED VEHICLE STARTS, REMOVE THE CABLES IN THE REVERSEREVERSE ORDER THEY WERE PLACED INTO POSTION.