2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS check engine light

Suspension
tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-A MGvehicles) ............... 205
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................1 22
Swi tchin gon media mode
Via the devi celist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 251 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 324
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 322
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 321
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 261
Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 260
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 262
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 198
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 199
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 199
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205Engine
oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 192
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 302
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 302
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 303
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 245
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 304
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 282
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 280
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 284
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 316
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316 In
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Alw
ayssec ureani ma lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for instance with asu ita ble pe tcar rier. Dri
ving safe tysys tems Ove
rviewof driv ingsafe tysys tems
In thi ssec tion,youwi llfind informa tionab ou t
the followi ng driving safety system s:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Syste m)
(Y page 60)
R BAS (Bra keAssist Sy stem )(Y page 61)
R Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nctio n
(Y page 61)
R Active BrakeAssi st(Y page 63)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 65)
R ESP ®
(El ectro nicStability Pro gram)
(Y page 65)
R EBD (El ectro nicBrake forceDi stri butio n)
(Y page 69)
R ADAPTI VEBRAK E(Y page 70)
R Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-tra fficfu nc-
tio n(Y page 70)
R STEER CONTR OL(Ypage 72) Impo
rtant safetynotes
If yo ufai lto adap tyo ur driving styleor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the driving safety system scan
nei ther reduce theriskof an acci dent nor
ove rride the laws ofphy sics. Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri ving .
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein front, forveh iclespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur driving styleto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce from thevehiclein
front. Drivecar efully.
The driving safety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effe ctive lyas possi ble wh en ther eis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rticu laratte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
mini mumtire trea dde pths etc.inthe "Whee ls
and tires"sec tion(Y page 296 ).
In wintry driving cond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow cha
ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
effe ctive lyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteering thevehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-su rface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio n(Y page 60). G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
aff ecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Obs ervethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 239 )and
di spl aymes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 209 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforc e.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal. 60
Dri
ving safe tysys temsSafe ty

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 287).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 288).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Doo
rs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
79Opening andclosing
Z

X
Push thenew wiper bladeinthe direction of
arrow 0043ontothe wiper armuntil lug0044
engages.
X Push thewiper bladeoutofthe removal
position inthe direction ofarrow 0087beyond
the point ofresistan ce.
The wiper bladedisengages withanaudible
click andisfreely movable again. X
Make surethatthewiper bladeisseated
correc tly.
X Fold thewiper armback ontothe wind-
shield. Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
<0046004400580056004800560012004600520051005600480054005800480051
004600480056> and0050 0050
Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movemen t.The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmart Keyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switc hoff the engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switc hthe windshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunct ioning.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combinat ionswitch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataqualified specialist
workshop. Windshield
wipers
115Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 270). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 292)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 292). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller General
informat ion
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNAMIC
SELE CTcont roller. Available
driveprogra ms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort-
oriented, opti-
mum-econ omyengine and
transmission settings S
Sport Sporty
engine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Depending
onthe drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacterist icswill change:
R the drive (engine management)
R the transmission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steering 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTcontrolle rDrivingandparking

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothelegal
requi rementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 242
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

G
WARNING
During chargingand jump-starting, explosivegase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isa
risk ofan explo sion.
Particu larlyavoi dfire, open flames,creating sparksand smoking. Ensurethereissuffi cient
ventila tionwhilechargi ngand jump-starting. Donot leanover abattery . G
WARNING
During thechargi ngprocess ,a battery produceshydrogen gas.Ifashort circuitoccurs or
spar ksare created ,the hydrogen gascan ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explo sion.
R Make surethattheposi tive terminal ofaconnected batterydoesnotcome intocontact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never placemetal objects ortools onabattery .
R Itis impor tantthatyouobse rvethe descri bedorder ofthe battery terminal swhen connect-
ing and disconnecting abattery .
R When jump-starting, makesurethatthebattery poleswith identical polarityareconnected.
R Itis particu larlyimpor tanttoobse rvethe descri bedorder whenconnecting anddisconnect-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connect ordisconnect thebattery terminal swhi lethe engine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discha rgedbattery canfreeze attempera turesbelow freezing point.Whenjump-starting the
vehicl eor chargi ngthe battery ,gase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isarisk ofan explo -
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore chargingitor jump-starting.
! Avoid
repeatedand lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise,the catal yticconverter couldbe
dama gedbythe non-combusted fuel.
If the indica tor/warni nglamp sdo not light up atlow tempera tures,itis very likelythat thedis-
charge dbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case, youmay neither chargethebattery norjump-start the
vehicl e.The service lifeofathawe d-outbattery maybeshorter. Thestarting characteristics can
be impa ired,particu larlyat low tempera tures.Havethethawe d-outbattery checked ataqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p.
Do not start thevehicl eusi ng arapi dchargi ngdevi ce.Ifyou rvehicl e'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleor from adonor battery using jumper cables.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R The battery isnot accessi bleinall vehicl es.Ifthe other vehicle'sbattery isnot accessi ble,
jump-start thevehicl eusi ng adonor battery orajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicl ewhen theengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatterie swith a12 Vvoltag erating.
R Only usejumper cableswhi chhave asuffi cient cross-section andinsul ated terminal clamps.
R Ifthe battery isfull ydischa rged,leavethe battery thatisbei ng used tojump-start connected
for afew minutes beforeattempting tostart. Thischarge sthe battery slightly.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicl esdo not touch. Jump-star
ting
289Breakdown assistance Z

Make
surethat:
R The jumper cablesarenot damaged.
R Bare parts ofthe terminal clampdonot come intocontactwith other metal partswhile the
jumper cablesareconn ected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontactwith parts which canmove whentheengine is
running, suchasthe V-belt pulleyor the fan.
X Secure thevehicle byapply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D.
X Make surethattheignition isswitched off.Allindicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster must
be off. When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 126).
X Switch offallelectrical consumers, e.g.rear window defroster, lighting,etc.
X Open thehood. Position
number0084identifies thecharged batteryofthe other vehicle oran equival entjump-
startin gdevice.
X Press cover0043ofpositive terminal 0044down (inthe direction ofthe arrow) andturn itclock-
wise. Toexpose positive terminal 0044,press cover 0043down further.
X Connect positiveterminal 0044onyour vehicle topositive terminal 0087ofdonor battery 0084using
the jumper cable,alwaysbegin withpositive terminal 0044onyour ownvehicle first.
X Start theengine ofthe donor vehicle andrunitat idling speed.
X Connect negative terminal0085ofdonor battery 0084toground point0083ofyour vehicle usingthe
jumper cable,beginning withdonor battery 0084first.
X Start theengine.
X Before disconnec tingthejumper cables,letthe engine runforseveral minutes.
X First, remove thejumper cablesfromground point0083and negative terminal0085,then from
positive terminal 0044and positive terminal 0087.Begin eachtimeatthe cont acts onyour own
vehicle first.
X Aft erthe jumper cableisremoved, returncover0043ofpositive terminal 0044tothe original posi-
tion. Positive terminal 0044iscovered upand thus insulated again.
X Have thebattery checkedataqual ified specialist workshop.
Jump-starting isnot considered tobe anormal operating condition. 290
Jump
-startingBr eakdown assistance