Hyundai Atos owners manual page 78

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WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY D030A01A-AAT WARNING: 2. Turn off all unnecessary lights and acces- The gas produced by the battery during the sories in both vehicles. IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS jump start operation is highly explosive. If3. Attach the clamps of the jumper cable in the If your temperature gauge indicates overheat- these instructions are not followed exactly, exact order shown in the illustration. That is,ing, you experience a loss of power, or hear serious personal injury and damage to the first, attach one clamp of the jumper cable toloud pinging or knocking, the engine is probably vehicle may occur! If you are not sure how the positive (+) post or cable of the dis-too hot. If this happens to you, you should: to follow this procedure, seek qualified as- charged battery. Then attach the other end sistance. Automobile batteries contain sul- of the same cable to the positive (+) post or1. Pull off the road and stop as soon as it is furic acid. This is poisonous and highlycable of the booster battery. Next, using the safe to do so. corrosive. When jump starting, wear protec- other cable, attach one clamp to the nega- 2. Place the gear selector lever in "P" (auto- tive glasses and be careful not to get acid on tive (-) post or cable of the booster battery. matic transaxle), or neutral (manual yourself, your clothing or on the car. Then attach the other end of that cable to a transaxle) and set the parking brake. If the solid metal part of the engine away from the air conditioning is on, turn it off. o If you should accidentally get acid on your battery. Do not connect the cable to any 3. If engine coolant is running out under the car skin or in your eyes, immediately remove moving part. or steam is coming out from the hood, stop any contaminated clothing and flush the 4. Start the engine in the car with the booster the engine. Do not open the hood until the area with clear water for at least 15 minutes. battery and let it run for a few minutes. This engine coolant has stopped running or the Then promptly obtain medical attention. If will help to assure that the booster battery is steaming has stopped. If there is no visible you must be transported to an emergency fully charged. During the jumping operation, loss of engine coolant and no steam, leave facility, continue to apply water to the affect- run the engine in this vehicle at about 2,000 the engine running and check to be sure the ed area with a sponge or cloth. rpm. engine cooling fan is operating. If the fan is o The gas produced by the battery during the 5. Start your engine using the normal starting not running, turn the engine off. jump start operation is highly explosive. Do procedure. After the engine starts, leave the4. Check to see if the water pump drive belt is not smoke or allow a spark or an open flame jumper cables connected and let the engine missing. If it is not missing, check to see that in the vicinity. run at fast idle or about 2,000 rpm for sev- it is tight. If the drive belt seems to be o The battery being used to provide the jump eral minutes. satisfactory, check for engine coolant leak- start must be 12-volt. If you cannot deter- 6. Carefully remove the jumper cables in the ing from the radiator, hoses or under the car. mine that it is a 12-volt battery, do not reverse order of attachment. (If the air conditioning had been in use, it is attempt to use it for the jump start. normal for cold water to be draining from it o To jump start a car with a discharged bat- If you do not know why your battery became when you stop). tery, follow this procedure exactly: discharged (because the lights were left on, 1. If the booster battery is installed in anotheretc.), have the charging system checked by your Hyundai dealer. vehicle, be sure the two vehicles are not touching. 3-2

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