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F Start the engine of the vehicle with the g
ood battery and leave it running for a few
m
inutes.
F
O
perate the starter on the broken down
v
ehicle and let the engine run.
I
f the engine does not start straight away,
s
witch off the ignition and wait a few
m
oments before trying again.
F
W
ait until the engine returns to idle then
d
isconnect the jump lead cables in the
r
everse
o
rder.
F
R
efit the plastic cover to the (+) terminal, if
your
vehicle has one.
F
A
llow the engine to run for at least
3
0 minutes, by driving or with the vehicle
s
tationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
state of charge.
Starting using another battery
Some functions, including Stop & Start, are not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
c
harged.
F
R
aise the plastic cover on the (+) terminal,
if
your
vehicle
has
one.
F
C
onnect the red cable to the positive
terminal (+) of the flat battery A (at the metal
elbow) then to the positive terminal
(+) of the
slave battery B
or
the
booster.
F
C
onnect
one
end
of
the
green
or
black
c
able
to
the
negative
terminal
(-)
of
the
s
lave battery B or the booster (or earth
point
on
the
other
vehicle).
F
C
onnect
t
he
o
ther
e
nd
o
f
t
he
g
reen
o
r
b
lack
c
able to the earth point C
on
the
broken
d
own
vehicle.
Never
try
to
start
the
engine
by
c
onnecting
a
battery
charger.
Never
use
a
24
V
or
higher
battery
b
o o s t e r.
First
check
that
the
slave
battery
has
a
n
ominal
voltage
of
12
V
and
a
capacity
a
t
least
equal
to
that
of
the
discharged
b
attery.
The two vehicles must not be in contact
with
each
other.
Switch off the electrical consumers on
both vehicles (audio system, wipers,
lighting, ...).
Ensure
that
the
jump
lead
cables
do
n
ot
pass
close
to
moving
parts
of
the
e
ngine
(cooling
fan,
belts, ...).
Do not disconnect the (+) terminal when
the
engine
is
running.
When
your
vehicle's
battery
is
discharged,
the
e
ngine
can
be
started
using
a
slave
battery
(
external
or
on
another
vehicle)
and
jump
lead
c
ables
or
a
battery
booster.
In the event of a breakdown