Warning! If you do not follow these precautions and handle the battery incorrectly during engine start-up, it may explode, causing serious injury to people in the vicinity.
Keep sparking objects, open flames, lighted matches and burning cigarettes away from the battery.
To start the engine using an external battery, follow these steps:.
Open the hood and check the condition of the battery. At low negative ambient temperatures, check the condition of the electrolyte in the battery. If there are ice crystals floating in the electrolyte or it is covered with an ice crust, do not try to start the engine until the electrolyte has completely thawed.
Warning! If the battery is stored in freezing temperatures, the electrolyte in it may freeze. When trying to start the engine, the casing of the frozen battery may burst.
Turn off all electrical consumers: climate control system, audio system, lighting devices, etc. Move the manual transmission range shift lever to neutral position and apply the parking brake.
The sequence of connecting the cables is indicated by numbers in the illustrations.
Attach one clamp of the "positive" extension cable to the positive (+) terminal of the dead vehicle battery. Attach the other clamp of this cable to the positive (+) terminal of the booster battery.
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Attach one of the clamps of the second extension cable (the "negative" one) to the negative (-) terminal of the external battery. Attach the other clamp of this cable to the "ground" terminal of the wire (see picture). Do not connect the second cable clamp to other engine parts.
For vehicles with diesel engines Attach one clamp of the second extension cable (the "negative" one) to the negative (-) terminal of the booster battery. Attach the other clamp of this cable to the threaded stud on the side of the engine (see picture). Do not connect the second cable clamp to other engine parts.
If you are using another vehicle's battery as a booster battery, have an assistant start that vehicle's engine and set the idle speed to high.
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Turn on the car starter and try to start the engine. If the starter still turns the engine slowly, check the tightness of the contacts in the electrical connections of the extension cables.
After the engine has started successfully, disconnect the negative extension cable clamp from the vehicle's engine, then the other clamp of this cable from the negative terminal of the booster battery. Disconnect the clamp of the remaining extension cable (the positive one) from the positive terminal of the vehicle's battery, then the other clamp of this cable from the positive terminal of the booster battery.
When disconnecting cables, be careful not to short-circuit uninsulated sections of one cable to another cable or to any metal parts of the vehicle. Otherwise, a short circuit may occur.