Ford 1999 Taurus Automobile User Manual


 
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WARNING
Donotconnecttheendofthesecond
cabletothenegative(Ҁ)terminalofthe
batterytobejumped.Asparkmay
causeanexplosionofthegasesthat
surroundthebattery.
Jump-Starting
1. Makesurethatthejumpercablesarenotin
thewayofmovingengineparts,thenstartthe
boostervehicle.Runtheengineatamoderate
speed.
2. Letthedischargedbatterychargeforafew
minutesandthenstartthedisabledvehicle.It
maytakeacoupleoftriesbeforethevehicle
starts.Ifthevehicledoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,theremaybeadifferentproblem.
3. Whenbothvehiclesarerunning,letthemidle
forafewminutestochargethedischarged
battery.
Removingjumpercables
1. Alwaysremovethejumpercablesinthe
reverseorder.Removethenegative(Ҁ)end
ofthejumpercablefromthemetallicsurface
ontheengineorframeofthedisabledvehicle.
2. Removethenegative(Ҁ)cablefromthe
boosterbattery.
3. Removethepositive(+)cablefromthebooster
battery.
4. Removetheotherendofthepositive(+)cable
fromthedischargedbattery.
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