tery or the corresponding engine or body
earth connection on the other vehicle.
5. Connect the second terminal clamp to the
negative terminal of the battery or to a corre‐
sponding engine or body earth connection on
the vehicle being started.
Starting the engine
Never use spray products to start the engine.
1. Start the engine of the other vehicle and al‐
low it to run for a few minutes at a slightly
higher idle speed.
If starting a diesel vehicle: allow the engine of
the other vehicle to run for approximately
10 minutes.
2. Start the engine of the vehicle to be started in
the usual way.
If an initial attempt to start the engine fails,
wait a few minutes before trying again to al‐
low the discharged battery to recharge.
3. Allow both engines to run for a few minutes.
4. Disconnect the jump leads in reverse order to
connection.
Check the battery and have it recharged if nec‐
essary.
Tow-starting and towing
Safety note
WARNING
Due to system limitations, individual functions
may not work properly when tow-starting/
towing with activated Intelligent Safety Sys‐
tems. There is a risk of accident. Switch off all
Intelligent Safety Systems before tow-starting/
towing.
Manual gearbox
Safety notes
NOTE
The vehicle may be damaged when raising and
securing it.
There is a risk of material damage.
▷ Raise the vehicle with suitable equipment.
▷ Do not raise or secure the vehicle by its
towing eye, body parts or chassis parts.
Towing or pushing the vehicle
A broken-down vehicle can be towed or pushed.
To roll or push the vehicle, see page 153.
Observe the following notes:
▷ Make sure that the standby state is switched
on, otherwise low-beam headlights, rear
lights, turn indicators and wipers would not
be available.
▷ Do not tow the vehicle with the rear axle
raised, otherwise the steering can turn.
▷ When the engine is not running, there is no
power assistance. The steering and brakes
will require extra effort to operate.
▷ Greater steering wheel movements are nec‐
essary.
▷ The towing vehicle must not be lighter than
the towed vehicle, otherwise it may be unable
to keep the towed vehicle reliably under con‐
trol.
▷ Do not exceed a towing speed of 50 km/h,
30 mph.
▷ Do not exceed a towing distance of 50 km,
30 miles.
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