Roadside emergencies
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Flat
battery
Booster
battery
To start the engine
Run the engine of the vehicle
with the booster battery at
moderately high speed.
Start the engine of the vehicle
with the flat battery.
Run both vehicles for a minimum
of three minutes before
disconnecting the leads.
To disconnect the leads
To reduce voltage peaks on
disconnection, switch on the blower
and heated rear screen in the
vehicle with the flat battery.
Do not switch on the
headlights in place of the
heated rear screen. The peak
voltage could blow the bulbs.
Disconnect lead 2 (–) first and
then lead 1 ( +).
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