User Manual - Page 374

For 2012 MAZDA 3.

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Keep all flames, including cigarettes, and sparks away from open battery cells :
Flames and sparks near open battery cells are dangerous. Hydrogen gas, produced
during normal battery ope ration, could ignite and cause the battery to explode. An
exploding battery can cause serious burns and injuries.
Do not jump-start a frozen battery or one with a low fluid level:
Jump-starting a frozen battery or one with a low fluid level is dangerous. It may
rupture or explode, causing serious injury.
Connect the negative cable to a good ground point away from the batter y:
Connecting the end of the second jumper cable to the negative (
) terminal of the
discharged battery is dangerous.
A spark could cause the gas around the battery to explode and injure someone.
Route the jumper cables away from parts that will be moving:
Connecting a jumper cable near or to moving parts (cooling fans, belts) is dangerous.
The cable could get caught when the engine starts and cause serious injury.
CAUTION
Use only a 12 V booster system. You can damage a 12 V starter, ignition system, and
other electrical parts beyond repair with a 24 V power supply (two 12 V batteries in
series or a 24 V motor generator set).
SKYACTIV-G 2.0
Connect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order.
Booster battery
Discharged battery
Jumper cables
7-20
In Case of an Emergency
Emergency Starting
Mazda3_8BY6-EA-11F_Edition1 Page374
Wednesday, June 15 2011 2:2 PM
Form No.8BY6-EA-11F
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