Vauxhall Viva Owner Manual (GMK-Localizing-EU RHD-9231169) - 2016 -
CRC - 5/7/15
Vehicle Care 193
.A discharged battery can
already freeze at temperatures
of 0 °C.
Defrost the frozen battery before
connecting jump leads.
. Wear eye protection and
protective clothing when
handling a battery.
. Use a booster battery with the
same voltage (12 volts). Its
capacity (Ah) must not be much
less than that of the discharged
battery.
. Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm² (25 mm² for
diesel).
. Do not disconnect the
discharged battery from the
vehicle.
. Switch off all unnecessary
electrical consumers.
. Do not lean over the 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
gearbox 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. 2. Connect the other end of the
red lead to the positive terminal
of the discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the
booster battery.
4. Connect the other end of the black lead to a vehicle
grounding point, such as the
engine block or an engine
mounting bolt. Connect as far
away from the discharged
battery as possible, however at
least 60 cm(24 inches).
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 5 minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should
be made for no longer than
15 seconds at an interval of
1 minute.
