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Self-help, vehicle care
Sta rting the engine with jump lea ds
3
A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jump lead s and the battery of
another vehicle.
Attemp ts to start the vehicle should be
mad e at intervals of one minute a nd
should not last longer than 15 seconds
z
Nev er expose the battery to naked
flam es or sparks.
z
A discharged ba ttery ca n freeze at
temperatures of around 0 ° C. Alwa ys
thaw out a froz en batteries in a wa rm
room before attaching jum p lead s.
z
Do not a llow battery fluid to come into
contact with eyes, skin, fabrics or
painted surfa ces. The fluid c ontains
sulphuric acid which can c ause injuries
and damag e in the event of direct
contact.
z
Wear eye protec tion and protective
clothing when handling a b attery.
z
Use auxiliary battery with same voltage
(12 v olts). Its cap acity (Ah) must not b e
consid erably less than that of the
discharged battery. Voltag e and
capa city inform ation c an be found on
the batteries.
z
Use jump leads with insulated terminals
and a cross section of at least 16 mm
2
(25 m m
2
for diesel engines).
z
Do not disconnect the d ischarged
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
Do not allow the vehicles to touch while
jum p sta rting.
z
Apply handbrak e. M anual tra nsmission
or Easytronic
3
in neutral, autom atic
tra nsmission
3
in
P
.
The battery is in a box at the front of the
eng ine compartm ent, on the right-hand
side as v iewed from the front. To open the
box, pull the c ov er forwards and swing it
upwards.
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.
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