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Emergencies
Connect the other end of the black
jump
l ead X to a solid metal component bol-
t ed t
o the engine bl ock or t
o the engine
bl
ock itself of the vehicle with the flat
battery. Do not connect it to a point near
the battery A .
P osition the l
eads in such a w ay that
they cannot come int o cont
act with any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
Starting Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
flat battery and wait for 2 or 3 minutes
until the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads Before you remove the jump leads,
switch off the dipped beam headlights if
they are switched on.
Turn on the heater blower and heated
rear window in the vehicle with the flat
battery. This helps minimise voltage
peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-to-metal cont
act with the battery ter-
minals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING
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Self-help
For technical reasons, towing a vehicle
with a dischar ged batt
ery is not all o
w
ed.
The jump start should be used instead
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Self-help
Cases where towing the vehicle is not per-
mitt ed
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Emergencies
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be completely
and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it could be
r el
eased while towing and tow-starting. Rear towline anchorage
Fig. 48
On the right side of the rear bumper:
r emo v
e the co v
er. Fig. 49
On the right side of the rear bumper:
t o
wline anchor age in position. The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the r
ear bumper behind a lid
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Fuses and bulbs
amperage (same colour and markings) and
size.
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Emergencies
Fuses in the engine compartment Fig. 51
In the engine compartment: fuse box
co ver
. To open the engine compartment fuse box