HONDA 2002 Passport - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 188)

185 In Case of Emergency
If a battery sits in extreme cold,
the electrolyte inside can freeze.
Attempting to jump start a frozen
battery can cause it to rupture.
4. Jumper Cable Connection
Instructions:
Make connections
in numerical order.
DISCHARGED
VEHICLE
CHARGED
VEHICLE
1 st CABLE
2 nd
CABLE
Make last connection
on engine away from
the battery.
Do not allow the
vehicles to touch.
2
3
1
4
• 1 2 and Connect the first
jumper cable from the
positive “+” (red) terminal
on one battery to the
positive “+” (red) terminal
on the other battery. Never
connect “+” (red) to “–”
(black) or “–” to “+.”
• 3 Next, connect one end
of the second cable to the
grounded negative “–”
(black) terminal of the good
(charged) battery.
• 4 Lastly, connect the other
end of the second, grounded
jumper cable to a solid,
stationary, metallic point on
the engine of the vehicle
with the discharged battery
but at a point at least 18
inches (45 cm) away from
the battery. Do not connect
it to pulleys, fans, or other
parts that move. Beware of
touching hot manifolds that
can cause burns. (The
mounting brackets for the
alternator or air
conditioning compressor
generally make a good
point for this final ground
attachment point. Take care
that the jumper cable does
not contact moving parts on
or near the alternator or
compressor.)
5. Start the engine on the vehicle
with the good (charged) battery
and run the engine at moderate
speed.
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