COLD WEATHER BATTERY MAINTENANCE
4.
Use starting aids as instructed when starting.
5.
Use booster batteries as required. Connect as
The following instructions aid in obtaining maximum
instructed below.
performance in cold weather:
1. After adding make-up water, charge the
CONNECTING A BOOSTER BATTERY
battery.
The added water will dilute the
1. Using a pair of jumper cables, connect the red
electrolyte. This will lower the specific gravity
jumper cable to the "hot" terminal of the 12
of the solution, raise the freezing point of the
Volt booster battery.
solution and lower the charge of the battery.
2. Connect the black jumper cable to the ground
terminal of the booster battery.
CAUTION
Keep the red and black cable terminals from
touching each other.
3.
Connect the other end of the red jumper cable
to the "hot" terminal of the engine battery.
4.
Connect the other end of the black jumper
cable to the ground terminal of the engine
battery.
5.
Start the engine using starting aids as
instructed.
REMOVING JUMPER CABLES
As soon as the engine starts:
CHARGING THE BATTERY
1. Disconnect the black jumper cable from the
engine battery ground terminal.
2.
Keep the batteries fully charged either by
2. Disconnect the red jumper cable from the
operating the charging system or by using a
engine battery "hot" terminal.
battery charger.
3. Disconnect the black jumper cable from the
3.
Keep the electrolyte warm when the battery is
booster batteries.
not in use. The heat from an electric light bulb
4. Disconnect the red jumper cable from the
usually is sufficient.
booster batteries.
5. Disconnect the booster batteries. Charge them
CAUTION
to full capacity with a battery charger.
Do not lay cloth or any flammable material
in contact with a lighted bulb. Charring, or
fire, can result.
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