Vauxhall 2010 Astra, Owner'S Manual

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243 Self-help, Vehicle care
Starting the engine with jump
leads
3
A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jump lead s and the battery of
another vehicle.
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z Never expose the b attery to nak ed
flames or spark s.
z A discharged battery can freeze at
temperatures of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen
battery in a warm room before
connecting jump leads.
z
Do not allow battery fluid to come into
contact with eyes, skin, fa bric s or
painted surfaces. The fluid contains
sulp huric ac id which can cause injuries
and d amage in the event of d irect
contact.
z Wear eye protec tion and protective
clothing when handling a b attery.
z Use auxiliary battery with sam e v olta ge
(12 volts). Its capacity (Ah) m ust not be
considera bly less than that of the
discharged ba ttery. Voltage and
capacity information can be found on
the batteries.
z Use jump leads with insulated terminals
and a cross section of at least 16 mm
2
(25 mm
2
for diesel engines).
z Do not disconnect the discharged
battery from the vehicle.
z Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
z Do not lean over the ba ttery during jump
starting.
z Do not allow the terminals of one lead to
touch those of the other lead .
z The vehicles must not come into contact
with each other during the jump starting
process.
z Apply hand brak e. Ma nual transmission
or Easytronic
3 in neutral, autom atic
tra nsmission 3 in P.
9
Warning
Be extrem ely careful when starting with
jump leads. Any dev iation from the
following instructions can lead to injuries
or damage caused by battery explosion
or damage to the elec trical systems of
both v ehicles.