Fiat FREEMONT Quick Manual To Repairs page 9

FREEMONT
Emergency procedures
- Connect the other end of the cable used for positive (+) to the
positive terminal (+) of the auxiliary battery.
- Connect one end of the cable used for negative (-) to the
negative terminal (-) of the auxiliary battery.
- Connect the other end of the cable used for negative (-) to the
negative dummy pole (-) of the car with flat battery.
WARNING
Do not connect the cable to the negative terminal (-) of the flat
battery. The following spark could lead to battery explosion and
cause serious harm. Only use the specific earth point; do not use
any other exposed metallic part.
- Start the engine of the car with an auxiliary battery, let it run for
some minutes at idle and then start the engine of the car with
flat battery.
Once the engine is started, remove the cables used as a jumper
in the reverse sequence:
- Disconnect the end of the cable used for negative (-) from the
negative dummy pole (-) of the car with flat battery.
- Disconnect the other end of the cable used for negative
(-) from the negative terminal (-) of the auxiliary battery.
- Disconnect the end of the cable used for positive (+) to the
positive terminal (+) of the auxiliary battery.
- Disconnect one end of the cable used for positive (+) from the
positive dummy pole (+) of the car with flat battery.
- Refit the protective cover on the positive dummy pole (+) of the
battery for remote starting of the car with flat battery.