Volvo V60 RECHARGE 2021 Owner's Manual page 457

Jump starting using another
battery
If the start battery is discharged, current from
another battery can be used to start the vehi-
cle.
Jumper cable connecting points.
CAUTION
The charging point of the vehicle is only
intended for jump starting the vehicle in
question. The charging point is not
intended for jump-starting another vehicle.
Using the charging point to start another
vehicle could cause a fuse to blow, which
would cause the charging point to stop
working.
If a fuse has blown, 12 V Battery Fuse failure
Service required
will be displayed in the
instrument panel. Volvo recommends contact-
ing an authorized Volvo workshop.
To avoid short circuits or other damage, the
following steps are recommended when jump
starting the battery:
1. Put the ignition in mode 0.
2. Make sure the auxiliary battery (the bat-
tery used to jump start the discharged
battery) has a voltage of 12 volts.
3. If the auxiliary battery is in another vehicle,
turn off that vehicle's engine and make
sure that the vehicles are not touching
each other.
4. Clamp the red jumper cable onto the auxil-
iary battery's positive (+) terminal (1).
CAUTION
Connect the jump cable carefully to pre-
vent short circuits with other components
in the engine compartment.
5. Fold back the cover over your vehicle's
positive (+) jump start terminal (2).
6. Clamp the other end of the red jumper
cable to your vehicle's positive (+) jump
start terminal (2).
7. Clamp the black jumper cable onto the
auxiliary battery's negative (-) terminal (3).
STARTING AND DRIVING
8. Clamp the other end of the black jumper
cable to your vehicle's negative (-) ground
point (4).
9. Make sure the jumper cables are securely
attached to help prevent sparks while
jump starting.
10. Start the engine of the assisting vehicle
and let it run for a few minutes at a higher
idling speed than normal, about
1500 rpm.
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