Skoda OCTAVIA - 05-2005 Manual page 284

282 Breakdown assistance
Both batteries must have a rated voltage of 12 V. The capacity (Ah) of the
battery supplying the power must not be significantly less than the
capacity of the discharged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section
and insulated terminal clamps. Please pay attention to the manufacturer's
instructions.
Positive cable - colour coding in the majority of cases red.
Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases black.
WARNING
•
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just
below 0°C. In case of frozen battery carry out no jump-starting - risk
of explosion!
•
Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to
working in the engine compartment ⇒ page 248.
Note
•
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise
current may flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
•
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of
the vehicle.
•
Switch off any mobile phone, pay attention to the instructions for use
of the mobile phone in such a situation.
•
We recommend purchasing jump-start cables from a Škoda dealer as
a Škoda original accessory or from retailers who sell branded batteries.
Starting engine
It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct
order:
Connecting positive terminals
A
– Attach one end to the positive terminal
1
A
discharged battery .
A
A
– Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery
2
A
supplying the power .
B
Connecting negative terminal and engine block
A
– Attach one end to the negative terminal of the battery
3
A
supplying the power .
B
Fig. 212 Jump-starting
using the battery from
another vehicle: A - flat
vehicle battery, B -
battery providing
current
⇒ fig. 212
of the