250 Em e rgency sit uat io n s
2. Otherwise apply the hand brake and shift
into idle gear if your vehicle has manua l
transmission, and put the selector lever
into P position if your vehicle has auto-
matic transmission.
3 . For both vehicles switch off all consumers
and the ignition .
Connecting/dis connecting t he jumper
cable
4 . Connect one end of the red jumper cable
to the positive term inal
(D ¢ fig. 193 of
the discharged battery @ ¢ 0
in General
information of starting assistance on
page 249 .
5. Connect the other end of the red jumper
cab le to the positive termina l @ of the
booster battery @ .
6 . Connect one end of the black jumper ca-
ble, preferably at the ground point. Other-
wise, connect it to the negative terminal
@ of the booster battery @ .
7 . Connect the other end of the black jumper
cab le to the
ground point (bolt head) ©
in your vehicle@ .
8 . Route the jumper cables so that they can-
not catch in any rotating parts in the en-
gine compartment.
Starting the engine
9 . Start the engine of the vehicle provid ing
assistance and allow it to run at idle .
10. Now sta rt the eng ine of the vehicle with
the discharged battery, wait for two to
three minutes unti l the engine "runs"
smoothly .
11. If the engine does not start: Stop trying
after
10 seconds and then try again after
about
30 seconds.
12 . In the veh icle that has received start as-
sistance, turn on the heater blower and
the rea r window heat ing to eliminate any
voltage peaks when disconnecting. Driv-
ing lights must be switched off!
13. Disconnect the cable while the engine is
running exact ly in
reverse order to that
described in ¢
page 250, Connecting/dis-
connecting the jumper cable.
When do ing
so, make sure that the cable cannot con-
tact rotating engine parts.
14. Turn the heater blower and the rear win-
dow heating off again .
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior .
Make sure that the jumper clamps are well
connected with thei r
metal ports in full con-
tact
with the battery terminals .
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam-
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer. If in doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢page 187, Engine com-
partment.
{CT) Note
Improperly connected jumper cab les can
damage or destroy the generator .
- Do not use the battery negative terminal
for jump start ing or a malfunct ion could
occur in the vehicle electrical system.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI-
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE
(-) term inal.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firm ly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega-
tive batte ry term inal.
- Please note that the procedure for con-
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies specifically to t he case of
your vehicle being jump st arted. When
you are giving a ju mp sta rt to another ve-
hicle, do
not connect the minus( -) cable
to the minus (-) terminal on the dis-
charged battery @ ¢ fig.193 . Instead,
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