X
Switch off all electrical consumers, e.g. rear window defroster, lighting, etc.
X
Open the hood.
Position number
B
identifies the charged battery of the other vehicle or an equivalent jump-
starting device.
X
Press together cover
:
of positive clamp
;
and slide it back.
X
Connect positive terminal
;
on your vehicle to positive terminal
=
of donor battery
B
using
the jumper cable, beginning with your own battery.
X
Start the engine of the donor vehicle and run it at idling speed.
X
Connect negative terminal
?
of donor battery
B
to ground point
A
of your vehicle using the
jumper cable, connecting the jumper cable to battery of other vehicle
B
first.
X
If the battery is fully discharged, leave the battery that is being used to jump-start connected
for a few minutes before attempting to start. This charges the battery slightly.
X
Start the engine.
X
Before disconnecting the jumper cables, let the engine run for several minutes.
X
First, remove the jumper cables from ground point
A
and negative terminal
?
, then from
positive terminal
;
and positive terminal
=
. Begin each time at the contacts on your own
vehicle first.
X
Close cover
:
of positive terminal
;
after removing the jumper cables.
X
Close the hood.
X
Have the battery checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
i
Jump-starting is not considered to be a normal operating condition.
i
Jumper cables and further information regarding jump-starting can be obtained at any quali-
fied specialist workshop.
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