Mazda 2006 RX-8 Specifications download pdf (Page 269)

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1. Remove the engine cover.

2. Remove the rubber hose from the

battery cover.

3. Remove the battery cover from its rear

side.

4. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V

and that its negative terminal is

grounded.

5. If the booster battery is in another

vehicle, don't allow the vehicles to

touch. Turn off the engine of the

vehicle with the booster battery and all

unnecessary electrical loads in both

vehicles.

6. 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 tightening bolt)

away from the discharged battery

(4).

Booster battery

Connect cables

in numerical

order and

disconnect in

reverse order.

Discharged

battery

7. Start the engine of the booster vehicle

and run it a few minutes. Then start the

engine of the other vehicle.

In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

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