Vehicle battery
JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE
WARNING
Do not use fuel lines, engine rocker covers or the intake manifold as grounding points.
CAUTIONS
Connect batteries with only the same nominal voltage.
Always use booster cables with insulated clamps and adequate size cable.
Do not disconnect the battery from the vehicle’s electrical system.
To connect the booster cables
A
B
C
D
Flat battery vehicle
Booster battery vehicle
Positive connection cable
Negative connection cable
1.
Position the vehicles so that they do not touch one another.
2. Switch off the engine and any electrical equipment.
3. Connect the positive (+) terminal of vehicle B with the positive (+) terminal of vehicle A (cable C ).
4. Connect the negative (-) terminal of vehicle B to the ground connection of vehicle A (cable D
). See Battery connection points (page 252).
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Vehicle battery
CAUTIONS
Do not connect to the negative (–) terminal of the flat battery.
Make sure that the cables are clear of any moving parts and fuel delivery system parts.
To start the engine
1.
Run the engine of vehicle B at moderately high speed.
2. Start the engine of vehicle A .
3. Run both vehicles for a minimum of three minutes before disconnecting the cables.
CAUTION
Do not switch on the headlamps when disconnecting the cables. The peak voltage could blow the bulbs.
Disconnect the cables in the reverse order.
CHANGING THE 12V BATTERY
CAUTION
For vehicles with Start-stop the battery requirement is different. It must be replaced by one of exactly the same specification as the original.
Note: Where applicable, the audio system must be reprogrammed with the keycode.
The battery is located in the engine
compartment. See Maintenance (page
233).
BATTERY CONNECTION
POINTS
CAUTION
Do not connect to the negative (–) terminal of the flat battery.
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