Vehicle care 21
Wheels and tyres
Spare wheel In order to use the jack properly, place
it first on the jack base before lifting
the vehicle. Jump starting
Do not start with quick charger.
A vehicle with a discharged vehicle
battery can be started using jump
leads and the vehicle battery of
another vehicle. Caution
Never jump start another vehicle
with an electric vehicle.
9
Warning Be extremely careful when starting
with jump leads. Any deviation
from
the following instructions can
lead to injuries or damage caused
by battery explosion or damage to the electrical systems of both
vehicles. 9
Warning Avoid contact of the battery with
eyes, skin, fabrics and painted
surfaces. The fluid contains
sulphuric acid which can cause
injuries and damage in the event
of direct contact. ● Never
expose the vehicle battery
to naked flames or sparks.
● A discharged vehicle battery can already freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen batterybefore connecting jump leads.
● Wear eye protection and protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster battery with the same voltage (12 V). Its capacity
(Ah) must not be much less than
that of the discharged vehicle
battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for
diesel engines).CarM an uals 2 .c o m
22 Vehicle care
● Do not disconnect the discharged vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the vehicle battery during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one lead to touch those of the other
lead.
● The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P. Disengage the cover of the fuse box
in the engine compartment to access
the positive terminal of the vehicle
battery.
Lead connection order:
1.
Connect the red lead to the
positive terminal (1) of the booster
battery. 2. Connect the other end of the red
lead to the positive terminal ( 2) of
the discharged battery.
3.
Connect the black lead to the
negative terminal ( 3) of the
booster battery. 4. Connect
the other end of the black
lead to the vehicle grounding point
(4) of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine: 1. Start the engine of the vehicle providing the jump.
2. After 5 minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than 15
seconds at an interval of 1 minute.CarM an uals 2 .c o m
