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When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the engine can be started using a slave battery
(
external or on another vehicle) and jump lead
c
ables or a battery booster.
Starting using another battery
F Raise the plastic cover on the (+) terminal, i
f 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
t
erminal (+) 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. F
S
tart 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.
If the engine does not start straight away,
s
witch off the ignition and wait a few moments
b
efore trying again.
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
w
ith
each
other.
Switch
off
the
electrical
consumers
on
b
oth
vehicles
(audio
system,
wipers,
l
ighting, ...).
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
t
he
engine
is
running. 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
y
our 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.
Some
functions, including Stop & Start,
a
re not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
c
harged.
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In the event of a breakdown
