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MECHANIC DIESEL - CITS

Note:
1 Do not attach negative jumper cable to the battery negative terminal clamp of weak battery
because spark may happen which could ignite any hydrogen gas collected rear the top of the
battery.

2 Ensure that jumper cables should not touch any other parts.
3 Always wear safety goggles for eye protection.
4 Ensure jumper cables connection positive to positive, negative to negative in parallel connection.
5 Put some carpet or plastic sheet cover over the batteries to avoid any damage due to battery
bursting on boost starting.

10 Start the booster vehicle and run at a medium speed for about 05 minutes.
11 Start the engine of the dead battery vehicle. Run at idle speed.
Note:
If the engine still does not start the battery should be replaced.

12 Allow both vehicle engine to run for about 5 minutes.

13 Disconnect the negative jumper cable clamp grounded on the vehicle being jump started at first and then
disconnect the negative jumper cable clamp from the booster vehicle.
14 Disconnect the positive jumper cable from the booster vehicle and then from the jumper started vehicle.
15 Close the bonnet in both vehicle.

16 Switch off the booster vehicle.
17 Run the jump started vehicle till the battery is fully charged at least 20 minutes.

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CITS : Automotive - Mechanic Diesel - Exercise 8.5