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& WARN ING (conti nued)
• Before you check anything in the engine compartment , always
read and heed all WARNINGS~
page 281, "Engine compart
ment ".
0 Note
• App lying a higher vo ltage booster battery will cause expensive
damage to sens itive e lectron ic components, such as contro l units,
relays, radio, etc.
• There must be no electrical contact between the vehicles as other
wise current could already start to flow as soon as the positive(+)
terminals are connected.
[I] Tips
• The discharged battery must be properly connected to the
vehicle's electrical system . When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative ground cable to the battery nega
tive post because the battery manager system must be able to detect
the battery's state of charge . Always connect the negative ground
cable to the negative ground post of the battery manager control
unit. •
Vehicle OP-eration
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in exactly
the order described below!
Fig. 282 Jump
starting with the
battery of another
vehicle: A -discharged
vehicle battery, B -
booster battery
The procedure described below for connecting jumper cables
is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
- Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of automatic
transmission to
N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking
brake.
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
1. Connect one end to the positive terminal~ fig. 282 © of
your battery @.
2 . Connect the other end to the positive terminal @ of the
booster battery®·
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end to the negative terminal® of the
booster battery@.
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service iTechnical data
