Mobility
Starting the engine
The two jump leads must be connected in the
correct sequence.
Fig. 240
Engine compartment: Terminals for jump leads
and battery charger
Fig. 241
Jump-starting with the battery of another vehi
cle: A - Discharged battery, B - Boosting battery
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Please note that the described method of con
necting the Leads is meant for jump-starting your
vehicle.
Preparations
1. Do not attempt to jump-start a vehicle with a
battery which has been frozen. If a battery
has frozen it must be replaced.
2. Apply the parking brake and move the gear
Lever to neutral (manual gearbox) or move
the selector Lever to P (automatic gearbox).
3. Switch off all electrical equipment and the
ignition on both vehicles.
Connecting and disconnecting the jump
leads
4. Before jump-starting the vehicle you must
open the cap on the positive terminal.
5. Connect one end of the red jump Lead to the
positive terminal
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Fig.
241
of thejump
start connection
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in your vehicle.
266
6. Connect the other end of the red jump Lead
to the positive terminal
@
of the boosting
battery
@
.
7. Connect one end of the black lead to the neg
ative terminal
@
of the boosting battery
@
.
8. Connect the other end of the black jump lead
to the negative terminal (bolt head)
@
of the
jump-start connection
@
in your vehicle.
9. Position the jump Leads in such a way that
they cannot come into contact with any mov
ing parts in the engine compartment.
Starting the engine
10. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
11. Start the engine of the car with the dis
charged battery and wait two or three mi
nutes until the engine is running smoothly.
12. If the engine fails to start: do not operate the
starter for Longer than 10 seconds. Wait for
about 30 seconds and try again.
13. Switch on the blower and the rear window
heating on the vehicle which has been jump
started in order to offset excessive voltage
which may occur when disconnecting the
leads. The headlights must be switched off!
14. When the engines are running, disconnect
the Leads in exactly the opposite sequence to
that described on r=;,
page 266, Connecting
and disconnecting the jump leads.
Make sure
that the Leads cannot come into contact with
any moving parts in the engine compart
ment.
15. Close the cap on the positive terminal.
16. Switch off the blower and the rear window
heating again.
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WARNING
-
- The non-insulated parts of the battery
clamps must not be allowed to touch. The
jump Lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the
vehicle: this can cause short circuiting.
- Do not lean over the batteries - risk of acid
burns!
- The screw plugs on the battery cells must be
screwed in firmly.
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