Jump start assistance
Your vehicle’s battery is located in the passenger footwell below the footrest
(Y page 198).
For jump starting, use the terminals of the battery, keeping the leads connected.
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Make sure the two vehicles do not touch.
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Switch off all electrical consumers.
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Engage the parking brake.
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Move the gear selector lever to park position P.
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Turn off the engine.
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Get access to the battery in the passenger footwell (Y page 198).
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Remove the positive terminal cover.
Position A represents the charged battery of another vehicle or an equivalent starter
pack.
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Never invert the terminal connections!
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Connect positive terminal : of charged battery A with positive terminal ; of
discharged battery B with a jumper cable. Clamp the jumper cable to positive
terminal : of charged battery A first.
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Start the engine of the vehicle with charged battery A and run at idle speed.
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Connect negative terminal = of charged battery A with negative terminal ? of
discharged battery B with a jumper cable. Clamp the jumper cable to negative
terminal = of charged battery A first.
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Start the engine of the vehicle with discharged battery B and run at idle speed. You
can now switch on the electrical consumers. Do not switch on the headlamps under any
circumstances.
Jump starting
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>> Practical hints.
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