Starting The Engine - Fiat Linea Owner's Handbook Manual

STARTING THE
ENGINE
EMERGENCY START-UP
Go to a Fiat Dealership immediately if in-
strument panel warning light
on steady.
JUMP STARTING fig. 1
If the battery is flat, the engine may be
started using an auxiliary battery with the
same capacity or a little higher than the
flat one.
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Y
comes
fig. 1
This procedure must be per-
formed by expert personnel
because incorrect actions may cause
electrical discharge of considerable in-
tensity. Furthermore, battery fluid is
poisonous and corrosive: avoid contact
with your skin and eyes. Keep naked
flames away from the battery. No
smoking. Do not cause sparks.
Proceed as follows to start the engine:
❒ connect positive terminals (+ near the
terminal) of the two batteries with a
jump lead;
❒ with a second lead, connect the nega-
tive terminal (–) of the auxiliary battery
to an earthing point E on the engine or
the gearbox of the car to be started;
❒ start the engine;
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❒ when the engine has been started, re-
move the leads reversing the order
WARNING
above.
If after a few attempts the engine does not
start, do not insist but contact the near-
est Fiat Dealership.