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When jump starting or charging the bat -
tery, never connect the negative ground ca-
ble to tbe battery negat ive post because the
battery manager system must be ab le to de-
tect the battery's state of charge. Always
connect the negative ground cable to the
negative ground post of the battery manag-
er contro l unit .
Use of jumper
cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble clomps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 227 Engine co mpartment: Connectors for jump er ca-
b les and charger
Fig. 228 Jump starting with the bat tery of anot her vehicle:
@
booste r battery,
@
discha rged veh icle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Hybrid drive*: read the important information
concerning a dead high voltage battery under
c;;,poge 104.
Vehicle with discharged battery :
.. Turn off lights and accessories,
move
lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency
situations
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+)
(red)
.. Remove the cover @ by pressing on the arrow
¢ fig. 227.
.. Open the cover @ on the positive terminal.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the jump start bolt
r=;;,
fig. 228 @ (Bolts un-
der cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @ .
2. Connect the other end to the posit ive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative te rm i nal @ of the booster
battery @ .
4.
Connect the other end of the black negative
cable to the jump start bolt @ (Bolt s wit h
hex head = "negative") of the vehicle to be
started @ .
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @ . Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery ®
in the usual manner .
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With eng ine running,
remove
jumper cables
from both veh icles in the exact reverse order .
.. Close the
cover@ on
the pos itive terminal and
re-install the cover (!) ¢ fig . 227.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are we ll connected
with their metal ports in full contact with the
battery term inals.
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WARNING
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To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc-
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road
service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
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