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UNDERSTANDING YOUR BOOSTER CABLES COMPONENTS (Cont.)
Reverse Polarity LED Indicator (4)
The reverse polarity LED indicator (4) illuminates RED and also omits an audible tone when
you have incorrectly connected the booster cables battery connection clamps to your
vehicle’s battery.
Reverse Polarity LED indicator illuminated RED & Audible tone.
1. Connect + Positive Battery Clamp (RED) (8) to the + positive terminal of your
host/booster vehicle battery, then connect the - negative battery clamp (BLACK) (9)
to the - negative terminal of your vehicle battery.
2. Once you have connected your booster cables to your vehicle check to see if the reverse
polarity LED indicator (4) is illuminated RED & audible tone is heard. If the LED is
illuminated RED and you can hear an audible tone you may have mistakenly connected the
incorrect battery clamp to the wrong battery terminal of your vehicle.
3. Disconnect the booster cables from the vehicle’s battery and reconnect as indicated
above in point 1.
4. If the reverse polarity LED indicator (4) is not illuminated and no audible tone can be heard
then you have connected the booster cables correctly to your host vehicle and you can now
continue to connect the battery clamps (6 & 7) to the vehicle with a flat battery.
PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS
“Dead or Flat “ battery vehicle
engine will not turn over.
Insufficient / bad booster cable clamp
connection A. Reconnect the booster cables as
indicated in “Connecting the booster
cables to your vehicle”
B. Check the battery terminals are
corrosion free or clean and reconnect
the booster cables to both vehicles.
Booster cables connected incorrectly Check if the reverse polarity LED (4)
is illuminated RED and an audible
tone can be heard. If illuminated RED
disconnect and reconnect the booster
cables to your vehicle as indicated in
“connecting the booster cables to your
vehicle”.
Booster cables getting too hot. Incorrect booster cables being used Check the vehicle’s battery AMP rating
and change the booster cables to the
correct AMP type/size.
Other areas of the vehicle’s
management system may not be
working correctly stopping the vehicle
from starting. This can cause excessive
cranking of the vehicle’s engine and
overload on the booster cables.
Discontinue trying to jump start your
vehicle and seek advise from an
automotive expert before trying to
jump start the vehicle again.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
IMPORTANT! If the booster cables still fail to operate correctly after you have carried out the above operations, or in
the event of anomalies other than those described above, take the booster cables to an authorised service centre or
place of purchase showing proof of purchase for assistance.
Warranty given by Kincrome Australia Pty Ltd of 3 Lakeview Drive, Caribbean Park, Scoresby, Victoria (Tel +61 3 9730 7100). The applicable warranty
period (12 months) commences on the date that the product is purchased. If this product has materials or workmanship defects (other than defects
caused by abnormal or non warranted use) you can, at your cost, send the product to place of purchase, an authorised Kincrome service agent or one
of Kincromes addresses for repair or replacement. Your rights under this warranty are in addition to any other rights you have under the Australian
United Kingdom & Ireland Consumer Law or other applicable laws. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian
United Kingdom & Ireland Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably
foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure
does not amount to a major failure. For further details please visit www.kincrome.com.au or call us. Due to minor changes in design or manufacture,
the product you purchase may sometimes differ from the one shown on the packaging.
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