Audi A8 2015 - Emergency Situations; General; Starting by Pushing or Towing; Starting with Jumper Cables

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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer-
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an au t omatic tra nsmission
cannot be started by pus hing or tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi-
cle.
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a
discha rged or wea k battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another veh icle,
using a pair of jumper cables to start the en-
gine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently la rge
cross section to carry the starter current safe-
ly. Refer to the man ufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated te rm i-
na l clamps wh ich are d istinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in mos t cases colore d red
minu s( -) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batte ries contain e lect ricity, ac id, an d gas.
Any of these can cause very ser ious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe han dling of your veh icle's bat t ery .
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean-
ing over t he bat t e ry whenever possib le.
- A d ischarged battery can free ze at tem-
peratures ju st be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before
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connecting a ju mpe r cab le, you must
thaw the frozen battery comp lete ly, ot h-
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin. Flus h any contacted area with
wate r immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies genera t e exp losive gas-
es. Keep spar ks, flame and lighted ciga -
rettes away from batte ries.
- Do not try to jump start any ve hicle with
a low ac id leve l in the battery.
- The voltage of the booste r batte ry m ust
a lso have a 12-Volt rat ing. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery sho uld not be
lowe r tha n that of the discharged bat-
tery . Use of batte ries of d iffe ren t voltage
or substantially diffe rent "Ah" rat ing
may cause an exp losion and persona l in-
JU ry.
- Neve r cha rge a frozen battery. Gas trap-
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never cha rge or use a batte ry t ha t has
been froz en. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of differe nt voltage or
sub stant ially diffe ren t ca pacity (Ah) rat -
ing may cause an explosion an d injury .
The capac ity (Ah) of t he booster bat t ery
should not be lower than that of the dis -
charged batte ry.
- Before you chec k anyt hing in t he engine
compa rtment, always read and hee d all
WARNINGS¢
page 22 8 .
(D Note
- App lying a hig her voltage booster ba t-
t ery will cause expens ive damage to se n-
sit ive e lectronic com ponents, such as
cont rol units, relays, rad io, etc.
- The re must be no electrical contact be-
tween the vehicles as ot herwise current
could a lready start to f low as soon as the
posit ive(+) term inals are connected. ..,.
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