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For 2016 CITROëN C4 PICASSO.

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F Starttheengineofthevehiclewiththe
goodbatteryandleaveitrunningforafew
minutes.
F Operatethestarteronthebrokendown
vehicleandlettheenginerun.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartstraightaway,
switchofftheignitionandwaitafew
momentsbeforetryingagain.
F Waituntiltheenginereturnstoidlethen
disconnectthejumpleadcablesinthe
reverseorder.
F Refit the plastic cover to the (+) terminal, if
yourvehiclehasone.
F Allowtheenginetorunforatleast
30minutes,bydrivingorwiththevehicle
stationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequatestateofcharge.
Starting using another battery
Somefunctions,includingStop&Start,
are not available if the battery is not
sufficientlycharged.
F Raise the plastic cover on the (+) terminal,
ifyourvehiclehasone.
F Connect the red cable to the positive
terminal (+) of the flat battery A (at the metal
elbow) then to the positive terminal (+) of the
slave battery Borthebooster.
F Connectoneendofthegreenorblack
cabletothenegativeterminal(-)ofthe
slave battery B or the booster (or earth
pointontheothervehicle).
F Connecttheotherendofthegreenorblack
cable to the earth point Conthebroken
downvehicle.
Nevertrytostarttheengineby
connectingabatterycharger.
Neverusea24Vorhigherbattery
booster.
Firstcheckthattheslavebatteryhasa
nominalvoltageof12Vandacapacity
atleastequaltothatofthedischarged
battery.
The two vehicles must not be in contact
witheachother.
Switch off the electrical consumers on
both vehicles (audio system, wipers,
lighting,...).
Ensurethatthejumpleadcablesdo
notpassclosetomovingpartsofthe
engine(coolingfan,belts,...).
Do not disconnect the (+) terminal when
theengineisrunning.
Whenyourvehicle'sbatteryisdischarged,the
enginecanbestartedusingaslavebattery
(externaloronanothervehicle)andjumplead
cablesorabatterybooster.
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