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P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
BATTERY
Procedure for charging your battery
when it is fl at or for starting the en-
gine using another battery.
Starting using another
battery
Access to the battery
V6 HDi engine
The battery is located under the
bonnet.
To gain access to it:
open the bonnet using the inte-
rior lever, then the exterior lever,
secure the bonnet strut,
remove the plastic cover to gain
access to the two terminals,
unclip the fuse box to remove
the battery, if necessary.
The battery is located in the boot un-
der the left-hand wing trim.
To gain access to it:
open the boot,
open the fl ap and remove the
battery.
Lift the pins to remove the front
left headlamp cover (V6 HDi en-
gine).
Connect the red cable to the posi-
tive terminal (+) of the fl at bat-
tery
A
, then to the positive terminal
(+) of the slave battery
B
.
Connect one end of the green or
black cable to the negative ter-
minal (-) of the slave battery
B
.
V6 HDi engine: The negative ter-
minal (-) is located under the red
cover.
Connect the other end of the
green or black cable to the earth
point
C
on the broken down ve-
hicle.
Operate the starter, let the en-
gine run.
Wait until the engine returns to
idle and disconnect the cables.
