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The essentials
fire far from the battery. Never use a mobile
telephone when c
onnecting and removing the
jump leads.
●
Charge the battery only in well ventilated
areas given that when the battery is charged
by outside assistance, it creates a mix of
highly explosive gases.
●
Jump leads should never enter into contact
with moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
●
Never switch the positive and negative
poles or connect the jump leads incorrectly.
●
Note the instruction manual provided by
the manufacturer of the jump leads.
CAUTION
To avoid considerable damage to the vehicle
electrica
l system, note the following careful-
ly:
●
If the jump leads are incorrectly connected,
this could result in a short circuit.
●
The vehicles must not touch each other,
otherwise electricity could flow as soon as
the positive terminals are connected.
How to jump start: description
Fig. 59 Diagram of connections for vehicles
w
ithout
Start Stop system
Fig. 60 Diagram of connections for vehicles
w
ith
St
art Stop system
Jump lead terminal connections
1. Switch off the ignition of both vehicles
›
›
›
.
2. Connect one end of the r
e
d
jump lead to
the positive
+
terminal of the vehicle
w
ith the fl
at
battery
A
›
›› Fig. 59
.
3.
Connect the other end of the red jump
lead to the positive terminal
+
in the ve-
hic
l
e pr
oviding assistance
B
.
4. For vehicles without Start-Stop system:
c
onnect
one end of
the black jump lead to
the negative terminal
–
of the vehicle
pr
o
v
iding the current
B
›
›› Fig. 59
.
–
F
or vehicles with Start-Stop system: con-
nect one end of the black jump lead
X
to a
s
uit
ab
le ground terminal, to a solid piece of
metal in the engine block, or to the engine
block itself ››› Fig. 60.
5. Connect the other end of the black jump
lead
X
to a solid metal component bolted
t
o the en
gine b
lock or to the engine block
itself of the vehicle with the flat battery.
Do not connect it to a point near the bat-
tery
A
.
6. Position the leads in such a way that they
c
annot
c
ome into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
Starting
7. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
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