Using the jump-starting cable
Usage
With the help of jump start cables, a vehicle with a
discharged or defective 12-volt vehicle battery can
be started using the 12-volt vehicle battery of anoth-
er vehicle.
What you should be mindful of
WARNING
Risk of explosion and chemical burns!
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Do not jump start with the 12 volt vehicle battery
of another vehicle under the following conditions.
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The discharged 12 volt vehicle battery is frozen.
A discharged 12 volt vehicle battery may al-
ready freeze at temperatures just below 0 °C.
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The acid level of the 12-volt vehicle battery is
.
Use jump leads with a sufficient cross section and in-
sulated terminal clamps.
The rated voltage of both batteries must be 12V. The
capacity (in Ah) of the 12 volt charging vehicle bat-
tery must not be significantly lower than the capaci-
ty of the discharged 12 volt vehicle battery.
Use another vehicle's 12 volt vehicle battery
to operate the vehicle
WARNING
Risk of injury and danger of vehicle damage!
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Lay the jump start cables so that they cannot be-
come caught by rotating parts in the engine com-
partment.
NOTICE
Short circuit!
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The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps
must not touch each other.
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The cable connected to the positive pole of the 12
volt vehicle battery must not come into contact
with electrically conductive vehicle parts.
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The vehicles must not touch each other.
Connect the jump start cable
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Switch off the ignition.
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Connect the terminal clamps of the jump start ca-
bles in the order shown in the legend.
discharged 12 volt vehicle battery
current-supplying 12 volt vehicle battery
1
-pole of the discharged 12-volt vehicle battery
2
-pole of the current-supplying 12 volt vehicle
battery
3
-pole of the current-supplying 12 volt vehicle
battery (or earth point)
4
Earth point of the vehicle with discharged 12
volt vehicle battery
Engine compartment: Ground point / -pole of the 12
volt vehicle battery (in the fuse box)
Start the engine
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Start the engine of the current-giving vehicle and
let it idle (applies to vehicles with combustion en-
gine)
Or:
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Switch on the electric drive of the vehicle supply-
ing power (applies to vehicles with an electric mo-
tor).
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Start up the vehicle with the discharged 12 volt ve-
hicle battery.
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If the engine of the vehicle with the discharged 12
volt vehicle battery does not start within 10 sec-
onds, repeat the starting procedure after approxi-
mately 30 seconds.
Disconnecting the cable
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Disconnect the cables in the reverse order from
connection.
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12 volt vehicle battery and fuses ›
Using the jump-starting cable