1997 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF jump start

Starting procedures
Never leave engine
To avoid unnecessary engine wear
only s tart with se le ctor
Do not depress the accelerat or At extreme low temper atures, the eng press acceler ator pedal slig htly .
As soon as the engine starts , release the ignitio n key .
Opera te the starte r for no m ore than 1
When starting a ver y hot eng ine, it ma y
b e necessa ry to
the engi ne d oes not start , th e fuse fo r
t h e fuel pu mp may be
vehicles with a catalytic converter,
the engine must not be started by for a distance of more than
Before you try starting the engine by pushing, you should try jump starting the
engine using the battery from another hicle-see page 172.
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Emergency starting
Starting by pushing or towing
with automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Vehicles with
may Do not battery acid to
contact eyes or skin.
batteries generate
explosive gases.
Keep
sparks, cigarettes away from batteries.
Do not try to jump start any with a acid in the battery .
rating.
The capacity (Ah ) of the booster battery
or
Applying a high er
ra dio , etc.
with discharged battery:
Turn off
and set parking brake.
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make sure that they cannot get caught in any moving parts in the
engine compartment.
ho ok up of jumpe r can
ruin th e
(+) to to ground o n
e ngine
to positive ( +) ( 1 ) of discharged battery.
2 - Connect
to positive (+) (2 ) of
booster battery.
3 - Connect
tive (-) (3 ) of booster battery.
4 -Connect on opposite end of (4 ) to a bare
(x ) of
5 -the engine of the
engine with discharged battery in
the to start ,
do not continue to crank but contact
nearest workshop.
7 - With engine running, remove jumper