CITROEN C4 - Page 268

In the event of a breakdown
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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.
Starting using another
battery
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.
Donottrytostarttheengineby
connectingabatterycharger.
Donotdisconnectthe(+)terminalwhen
theengineisrunning.
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 Removetheplasticcoverfrom
the(+)terminal,ifyourvehiclehasone.
F Connect the red cable to the positive
terminal(+)oftheflatbatteryA, then to the
positiveterminal(+)oftheslavebatteryB.
F Connectoneendofthegreenorblack
cabletothenegativeterminal(-)ofthe
slave battery B(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(orontheenginemounting).
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.