● Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of at
least 16 mm
2
.
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary electric
consumers.
● Do not lean over the vehicle battery
during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one lead
to touch those of the other lead.
● The vehicles must not come into
contact with each other during the jump
starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, manual
transmission in neutral, automatic
transmission in P.
Open the positive terminal protection
caps of both vehicle batteries.
Lead connection order:
1. Connect the red lead to the positive
terminal of the booster battery (1).
2. Connect the other end of the red
lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery (2).
3. Connect the black lead to the
negative terminal of the booster
battery (3).
4. Connect the other end of the
black lead to a vehicle grounding
point of your vehicle in the engine
compartment (4).
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine:
1. Start the engine of the vehicle
providing the jump.
2. After five minutes, start the other
engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than 15 seconds
at an interval of one minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for
approx. three minutes with the leads
connected.
4. Switch on electric consumers e.g.
headlights, heated rear window.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly
when removing leads.
Towing
TOWING THE VEHICLE
Front cap
Remove the cap.
The towing eye is stowed with the vehicle
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