Electrical - Vehicle Jump Starting Precautions
NUMBER: 08-010-11GROUP: Electrical
DATE: February 25, 2011
SUBJECT:
Vehicle No Crank, Vehicle Appears To Have A Dead Battery
MODELS:
2011 (WK) Grand Cherokee
2011 (WD) Durango
DISCUSSION:
The battery jumper posts must be used when jump starting the vehicle in order to avoid damage to the vehicles 150 Amp TIPM Battery Feed Fuse. Jumper post locations are shown in (Fig. 1).
The vehicles 150 Amp TIPM Battery Feed Fuse is located under the Battery (+) Jumper Post Cover (Fig. 2). The fuse can be blown during attempts to jump start the vehicle when the positive jumper cable is connected to the TIPM Battery (+) Terminal (Fig. 3) instead of the Battery (+) Jumper Post.
When servicing the TIPM, the battery must first be disconnected. Contact between the Battery (-) Jumper Post and the 11PM Battery (+) Terminal (Fig. 3), without the battery being disconnected, may cause damage to the vehicles 150 Amp TIPM Battery Feed Fuse. The vehicles 150 Amp TIPM Battery Feed Fuse is located under the Battery (+) jumper cover (Fig. 2).
POLICY:
Information Only
Disclaimer:
This bulletin is supplied as technical information only and is not an authorization for repair.