Jump-Starting - Skoda OCTAVIA Owner's Manual

Jump-starting

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Introduction
WARNING
The following instructions must be followed at all times when working on
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the engine compartment » page
When handling the vehicle battery, the following warnings must be ob-
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served » page 282.
A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures just be-
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low 0 °C. If the battery is frozen, do not carry out a jump start with the bat-
tery of another vehicle – risk of explosion!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with an acid level that is too low – risk
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of explosion and caustic burns!
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
Fig. 340 Jump-starting:  - discharged battery,  - power-supplying
battery/ground point of the engine for the START-STOP system
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Read and observe on page 296 first.
If it is not possible to start the engine due to a discharged vehicle battery, the
battery of another vehicle can be used to start the engine. Only use jump-start
cables which have an adequately large cross-section and insulated terminal
clamps.
The rated voltage of the two batteries must be 12V. The capacity (Ah) of the
current-giving battery must not be significantly less than the capacity of the
discharged battery in your vehicle.
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Do-it-yourself
276.
The jump-start cables must be attached in the following sequence.
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the discharged battery.
1
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the current-giving battery.
2
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Attach clamp to the negative terminal of the current-giving battery.
3
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For vehicles with the START-STOP system, secure the clamp
ground point of the engine » Fig.
A
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For vehicles without the START-STOP system, secure the clamp
id metal part that is firmly attached to the engine block or secure to the en-
gine block directly.
Starting engine
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Start the engine on the vehicle providing the power and allow it to idle.
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Start the engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery.
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If the engine does not start within 10 s, then cancel the starting procedure
and repeat after half a minute.
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Remove the jump start cables in the reverse order as attachment.
WARNING
Never clamp the jump-start cable to the negative terminal of the dis-
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charged battery - danger of explosion.
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never touch each
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other – risk of short circuit!
The jump-start cable connected to the positive terminal of the battery
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must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the vehi-
cle – risk of short circuit!
Route the jumper cables so that they cannot be caught in rotating parts in
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the engine compartment - danger of injuries and the risk of vehicle dam-
age.
to the
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340.
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to a sol-