Starting assistance and charging the 12 V battery
Requirements:
The vehicle is secured with the electric parking brake.
Automatic transmission: the transmission is in position
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Manual transmission: the transmission is in neutral.
The ignition and all electrical consumers are switched off.
The bonnet is open.
Slide cover
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of positive clamp
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on the jump-starting connection point in the direction of the arrow.
Connect positive clamp
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on your vehicle to the positive pole of the donor battery using the jump lead/charging cable. Always begin with positive clamp
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on your own vehicle first.
During starting assistance:
start the engine of the donor vehicle and run at idle speed.
Connect the negative pole of the donor battery and earth point
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of your own vehicle by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin with the donor battery first.
During starting assistance:
start the engine of your own vehicle.
During the charging process:
start the charging process.
During starting assistance:
let the engines run for several minutes.
During starting assistance:
before disconnecting the jump lead, switch on an electrical consumer in your own vehicle, e.g. the rear window heater or lighting.
When the starting assistance/charging process is complete:
First, remove the jump lead/charging cable from earth point
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and negative pole of the donor battery, then from positive clamp
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and positive pole of the donor battery. Begin each time with the contacts on your own vehicle first.
After removing the jump lead/charging cable, close cover
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of positive clamp
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Further information can be obtained at a qualified specialist workshop.