How to Jump Start a Acura NSX
Steps from the 2020 Acura NSX owner's manual.
- Turn off audio, lights and other electric devices, switch off the power system, then open the hood and remove the maintenance cover.
- Slide the terminal cover back on your vehicle's 12-volt battery positive + terminal.
- Connect the first jumper cable to your vehicle's 12-volt battery + terminal, then its other end to the booster battery + terminal.
- Connect the second jumper cable to the booster battery - terminal.
- Connect the other end of the second cable to the front frame only, not to any other part.
- Start the assisting vehicle's engine and raise its rpm slightly, then try to start your engine.
- After your engine starts, remove the cables in reverse: your vehicle's ground, booster - terminal, your + terminal, then booster + terminal.
- If you use a booster battery, it must be a 12-volt one.
- If the engine turns over slowly, check that the jumper cables have good metal-to-metal contact.
- Have the vehicle inspected by a service station or an authorized Acura NSX dealer afterward.
Source: 2020 Acura NSX owner's manual, PDF pages 450, 451. Steps are summarized in our own words (AI-assisted, checked against the cited pages 2026-10-18). Other model years can differ; your manual has the final word.
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