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Vehicle care
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.
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 battery
before connecting jump leads.
● Wear eye protection and
protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster battery with the
same voltage (12 Volts). 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).
● 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.
Open the positive terminal protection
caps of both vehicle batteries.
Lead connection order:
1. Connect the red lead to the
positive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red
lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
Summary of Contents for INSIGNIA 2017
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Page 4: ...2 Introduction Introduction...
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Page 12: ...10 In brief Instrument panel overview...
Page 99: ...Instruments and controls 97 Baselevel instrument cluster...
Page 100: ...98 Instruments and controls Midlevel instrument cluster...
Page 101: ...Instruments and controls 99 Uplevel instrument cluster Sport mode...
Page 102: ...100 Instruments and controls Uplevel instrument cluster Tour mode...
Page 306: ...304 Technical data Towing hitch installation dimensions Grandsport...
Page 307: ...Technical data 305 Sports Tourer Country Tourer...
Page 311: ...Customer information 309 Jack...
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