204 Vehicle battery and fuses › Using the jump-starting cable
Operation of the tilting/sliding sunroof » page 32.
Sun blind » page 33.
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Changing
The new vehicle battery must have the same param-
eters as the original battery. Have the replacement
carried out by a specialist garage.
Using the jump-starting cable
What you should be mindful of
- discharged battery /
- current-emitting battery
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-pole of the discharged battery
WARNING
Risk of explosion and chemical burns!
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-pole of the current-emitting battery
-pole of the current-emitting battery
Earth point of the engine to be started
Do not jump start with the battery of another vehi-
cle under the following conditions.
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The discharged vehicle battery is frozen. A dis-
charged vehicle battery can freeze at tempera-
tures just below 0°C.
The battery acid level is too low » page 202.
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Use jump leads with a sufficient cross section and in-
sulated terminal clamps.
The rated voltage of both batteries must be 12V. The
capacity (in Ah) of the charging battery must not be
significantly lower than the capacity of the dis-
charged battery.
Engine compartment: Earth point and
with the battery in the boot
pole on vehicles
Jump-starting with the battery of another
vehicle
Start the engine
Start the engine of the current-giving vehicle and
let it idle.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the flat battery.
If the engine of the vehicle with the flat battery
does not start within 10 seconds, repeat the start-
ing procedure after approximately 30 seconds.
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WARNING
Risk of injury and danger of vehicle damage!
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Lay the jump start cables so that they cannot be-
come caught by rotating parts in the engine com-
partment.
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NOTICE
Short circuit!
Disconnecting the cable
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps
must not touch each other.
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Disconnect the cables in the reverse order from
connection.
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The cable connected to the positive pole of the
battery must not come into contact with electri-
cally conductive vehicle parts.
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The vehicles must not touch each other.
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Connect the jump start cable
Connect the terminal clamps of the jump start ca-
bles in the order shown in the legend.
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