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Emergency assistance
—Jump start cables can cause considerable
damage to the vehicle electrical system if
they are connected incorrectly.
— Plug-in hybrid drive: You must not give a
jump start with your vehicle. This could
cause significant damage to the electrical
system in your vehicle.
(a) Tips
— There must be no contact between the
vehicles, or else voltage could flow when
connecting the positive terminal and drain
the vehicle battery of the vehicle providing
the jump start.
~The drained vehicle battery must be con-
nected correctly to the electrical system.
— Switch off electrical equipment that is not
needed.
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order.
Fig. 195 Engine compartment: connectors for jump start
cables or a charger
Fig. 196 Connecting the jump start cables
The jump start cable connections are located in
the engine compartment.
Follow the information about the vehicle battery
= page 267.
Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
> Open the cover on the positive terminal
& fig. 195.
1. Attach one end of the positive cable (red) to
the jump-start pin @ © fig. 196 on your vehi-
cle.
2. Attach the other end of the positive cable
(red) to the positive terminal @ on the pow-
er source.
Connecting the negative cable (black) to the
negative terminal
3. Attach one end of the negative cable (black)
to the negative terminal @ on the power
source.
4. Attach the other end of the negative cable
(black) to the jump-start pin @) on the vehi-
cle.
Starting the engine
» Start the engine in the vehicle giving the charge
and let it run at idle.
» Now start the engine in your vehicle, which has.
the drained battery.
» If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat it
after approximately 30 seconds.
» Turn on the rear window defogger in your vehi-
cle in order to reduce any voltage peaks that
may occur when disconnecting the jump start
cables. The headlights must be switched off.
» With the engines running, remove the cables in
reverse order of the way they were installed.
» Close the cover on the positive terminal.
WARNING
— Never connect the jump start cable directly
to your vehicle battery. Only use the connec-
tions in the engine compartment.
— Do not touch the non-insulated parts of the
terminal clamps. The cable must also not
come into contact with vehicle components
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