Mazda 2007 CX-7 - Manual (Page 291)

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Connect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order
Booster battery
Jumper
cables
Discharged battery
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V
and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
3. If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don't allow both vehicles to
touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
4. Connect the jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration.
l Connect one end of a cable to the
positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).
l Attach the other end to the positive
terminal on the booster battery (2).
l Connect one end of the other cable
to the negative terminal of the
booster battery (3).
l Connect the other end to a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic point
(for example, the engine mounting
bolt facing the front of the vehicle,
as shown in the figure) away from
the discharged battery (4).
5. Start the engine of the booster vehicle
and run it a few minutes. Then start the
engine of the other vehicle.
6. When finished, carefully disconnect the
cables in the reverse order described in
the illustration.
In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
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