Vauxhall Zafira Tourer, Owner'S Manual

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250 Vehicle care
Jump starting
Do not start with quick charger.
A vehicle with a discharged battery
can be started using jump leads and
the battery of another vehicle.
Do not start with quick charger.
9 Warning
Be extremely careful when starting
with jump leads. Any deviation
from the following instructions can
lead to injuries or damage caused
by battery explosion or damage to
the electrical systems of both
vehicles.
9 Warning
Avoid contact of the battery with
eyes, skin, fabrics and painted
surfaces. The fluid contains
sulphuric acid which can cause
injuries and damage in the event
of direct contact.
● Never expose the vehicle battery
to naked flames or sparks.
● A discharged vehicle battery can
already freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen vehicle
battery before connecting jump
leads.
● Wear eye protection and
protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster vehicle battery
with the same voltage (12 Volt).
Its capacity (Ah) must not be
much less than that of the
discharged vehicle battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm
2
(25 mm
2
for
diesel engines).
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary
electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the battery
during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.
● The vehicles must not come into
contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake,
transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P.
● Open the positive terminal
protection cap of your vehicle in
the engine compartment and of
the booster vehicle battery.