FORD 1998 Contour - Manual (Page 126)

Roadside emergencies
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Jump starting
1. Start the booster vehicle and run
the engine at moderately increased
speed.
2. Start the engine of the vehicle
with the discharged battery.
3. Once the engine has been
started, run both vehicles for an
additional three minutes before
disconnecting the cable leads.
Removing jumper cables
1. Remove the jumper cables in
reverse order. Take the cable off
the metallic surface first (1), then
the cable on the negative (-)
booster battery terminal (2).
2. Remove the cable from the
positive (+) terminal of the booster
battery (3) and then the
discharged battery (4).
3. After the disabled vehicle has
been started, allow it to idle for a
while so the engine can “relearn”
its idle conditions.
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