Alfa Romeo Giulia-GTA, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
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To carry out the operation, you need to
have the correct cables to connect the
auxiliary battery to the remote poles of
the flat battery.
Usually, these cables have terminals at
the ends and are identified by different
sheath colours (red = positive, black =
negative).
JUMP STARTING
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Proceed as follows:
switch off all electrical devices in the
car;
engage the electric parking brake,
activate P (Park) mode and then put the
starter switch in the STOP position;
should you be using the battery of
another car, park the other car within
the range of the cables used for the
connection, operate the parking brake
and ensure that its ignition is off.
WARNING If the auxiliary battery is
installed on another vehicle, check that
there is no accidental contact of metal
parts between the two vehicles, since an
earth connection may result, with the risk
of serious injury to any people who may
be nearby.
WARNING If the procedure below is
carried out incorrectly, it can cause
severe injury to people or damage
the recharging system of one or
both vehicles. Carefully follow the
instructions given below.
Cable connection
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Proceed as follows to carry out a jump
starting:
connect a terminal on the end of the
positive cable from the remote positive
pole (+) of the car with flat battery;
connect the terminal on the opposite
end of the positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) pole of the auxiliary battery;
connect a negative cable end terminal
to the negative (-) pole of the auxiliary
battery;
connect the terminal on the opposite
end of the negative (-) cable to the earth
point (-) on the car with the battery flat;
start the engine of the car with an
auxiliary battery, let it run for some
minutes at idle and then start the engine
of the car with flat battery.
In case a portable battery is used, before
starting the car, wait a few seconds after
completing the connection.
Cable disconnection
Once the engine is started, remove the
connection cables in reverse sequence,
as shown below:
disconnect the negative cable end
terminal (-) from the earth point (-) of the
car with flat battery;
disconnect the terminal on the
opposite end of the negative cable from
the negative (-) pole of the auxiliary
battery;
disconnect the terminal on the
opposite end of the positive (+) cable
from the positive (+) pole of the auxiliary
battery;