Nissan Micra: Jump starting
Nissan Micra Owners Manual
To start your engine with a booster battery, the
instructions and precautions below must be followed.
WARNING
- If done incorrectly, jump starting can
lead to a battery explosion, resulting in
severe injury or death. It could also
damage your vehicle.
- Explosive hydrogen gas is always present
in the vicinity of the battery. Keep all
sparks and flames away from the
battery.
- Do not allow battery fluid to come into
contact with eyes, skin, clothing or
painted surfaces. Battery fluid is a corrosive
sulfuric acid solution which can
cause severe burns. If the fluid should
come into contact with anything, immediately
flush the contacted area with
water.
- Keep battery out of the reach of
children.
- The booster battery must be rated at
12 volts. Use of an improperly rated
battery can damage your vehicle.
- Whenever working on or near a battery,
always wear suitable eye protectors (for
example, goggles or industrial safety
spectacles) and remove rings, metal
bands, or any other jewelry. Do not lean
over the battery when jump starting.
- Do not attempt to jump start a frozen
battery. It could explode and cause serious
injury.
- Your vehicle has an automatic engine
cooling fan. It could come on at any
time. Keep hands and other objects
away from it.
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| WARNING
Always follow the instructions below. Failure
to do so could result in damage to the
charging system and cause personal
injury. |
- If the booster battery is in another vehicle,
position the 2 vehicles to bring their batteries
near each other.
Do not allow the 2 vehicles to touch.
- Apply the parking brake. Move the shift lever
to N (Neutral) (manual transmission) or to P
(Park) (automatic transmission). Switch off
all unnecessary electrical systems (lights,
heater, air conditioner, etc.).
- Remove vent caps on the battery (if so
equipped). Cover the battery with an old
cloth to reduce explosion hazard.
- Connect jumper cables in the sequence illustrated
( A , B , C , D ).
CAUTION
- Always connect positive (+ ) to positive
( +) and negative (- ) to body ground (for
example, strut mounting bolt, engine
lift bracket, etc.) — not to the battery.
- Make sure the jumper cables do not
touch moving parts in the engine compartment
and that the cable clamps do
not contact any other metal.
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- Start the engine of the booster vehicle and
let it run for a few minutes.
- Keep the engine speed of the booster vehicle
at about 2,000 rpm, and start the engine
of the vehicle being jump started.
| CAUTION
Do not keep the starter motor engaged for
more than 10 seconds. If the engine does
not start right away, turn the key off and
wait 3 to 4 seconds before trying again. |
- After starting the engine, carefully disconnect
the negative cable and then the positive
cable.
- Replace the vent caps (if so equipped). Be
sure to dispose of the cloth used to cover
the vent holes as it may be contaminated
with corrosive acid.
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