Do not us
earapid charging device to start the vehicle. If your vehicle' sbattery is discharged,
the engine can be jump-started fro manothe rvehicl eorf romas econd battery using jump
leads. Observe the following points:
R Th eb attery is not accessibl einallvehicles .Ifthe other vehicle' sbattery is not accessible,
jump-star tthe vehicl eusing asecond battery or ajump-starting device.
R Vehicle swithap etrolengine: onlyjump-star tthe vehicl ewhent he engine and exhaust
syste marecold.
R Do not start the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery tha wfirst.
R Jump-starting ma yonlybep erforme dusing batteries with anominal voltag eof12V.
R Onl yusejum pleads thathaveas ufficient cross-sectio nand insulate dtermina lclamps.
R If the battery is full ydischarged, leav ethe battery tha tisb eing used to jump-star tconnected
for afew minute sbefor ea ttempting to start. This charge sthe empty battery alittle.
R Make sure tha tthe two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
R Th ej um pleads aren ot damaged.
R Non-insulate dparts of the termina lclamps do not come into contact with other meta lparts
whil ethe jum pleads arec onnected to the battery.
R Th ej um pleads cannot come into contact with parts which can mov ewhent he engine is
running ,suc hast he V-bel tpulle yort he fan.
X Firml ydepress the parking brake.
X Manual transmission: depress the clutch peda lfully and shift to neutral.
X Automatic transmission: shift the transmission to position P.
X Switch off al lelectrica lconsumers ,e.g.r ea rw indo wh eating, lighting etc.
X Open the bonnet. 406
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X
Safeguard the vehicl eagains trolling away
(Y page 205).
X Switch off the engine.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO,
X Ope nthe driver' sdoor.
The on-board electronics now have status
0.T hisist he same as the key having been
removed.
The driver' sdoorc an be closed again.
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
mus tbeo ff.
The fuses are locate dinvarious fus eboxes:
R fus ebox in the engine compartment on the
left-hand sid eofthe vehicle, when viewed
in the direction of travel
R fus ebox in the boot/luggage compartment
on the right-hand sid eofthe vehicle, when
viewe dinthe direction of travel
The fus ealloc ation chart is locate dinthe
vehicl etool kit in the stowag ecompartment
under the boot/luggage compartment floor
(Y page 395). Fus
eboxin the engine compartment
Pa ya ttention to the important safety notes
(Y page 411). G
WARNING
Whe nthe bonne tiso pen, and the windscreen
wipers are set in motion, yo ucan be injured by
the wipe rlinkage. There is ariskofi njury.
Alway sswitch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before opening the bonnet.
! Make sure tha
tnomoisture can enter the
fus eb ox when the cove risopen.
! Whe
nclosing the cover, make sure tha tit
is lying correctly on the fus ebox. Moisture
seeping in or dirt could otherwise impair
the operation of the fuses. X
Make sure tha tthe windscreen wipers are
switche doff.
X Ope nthe bonnet.
X Remove any existing moisture from the
fus eb ox using adry cloth.
X To open: take lines ;outoft he guides.
X Mov elines ; to one side. Route the lines
behind connection =to do this.
X Ope nretaining clamps :.
X Remove the fus ebox cove rforwards.
X To close: check whethe rthe sea lislying
correctly in the cover.
X Insert the cove ratthe rea rofthe fus ebox
into the retainer.
X Fol dd ownc ove rand close clamps :.
X Secure lines ;in the guides.
X Close the bonnet. Fus
eboxin the boot
Pa ya ttention to the important safety notes
(Y page 411).
! Make sure tha
tnomoisture can enter the
fus eb ox when the cove risopen.
! Whe
nclosing the cover, make sure tha tit
is lying correctly on the fus ebox. Moisture
seeping in or dirt could otherwise impair
the operation of the fuses. 412
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