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Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
WARNING
A tyre filled with sealant has the same driving characteristics as a stand-
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ard tyre.
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
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Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
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Jump-starting
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
The battery of another vehicle can be used to jump-start your vehicle if the en-
gine will not start because the battery is flat.
WARNING
Pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the en-
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gine compartment
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150.
A discharged vehicle battery can freeze at temperatures just below 0 °C.
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If the battery is frozen, do not jump start with the battery of another vehi-
cle – risk of explosion.
Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes, etc.)
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away from the battery – risk of explosion!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with an electrolyte level that is too low
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– risk of explosion and caustic burns.
The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
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Note
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
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Do-it-yourself
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The starting process using the battery of another vehicle requires the use of
jumper cables.
The jump-start cables must be attached in the following sequence.
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Attach clamp
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Attach clamp
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Attach clamp
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Attach the clamp
gine block or to the engine block itself.
The jump-start cable must only be connected to the engine earthing point on
vehicles with the START-STOP system
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 of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
Read and observe
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to the positive terminal of the discharged battery
1
166.
to the positive terminal of the battery supplying power
2
to the negative terminal of the battery supplying power
3
to a solid metal component firmly connected to the en-
4
Fig. 166
Jump-starting: A – flat battery, B
– battery providing current
Fig. 167
Engine earth: START-STOP sys-
tem
A
» Fig.
167.
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B
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B
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