Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 234

Starting the engine with jump leads
A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jump lead s and the battery of
another vehicle.
This must be done with extrem e ca re.
Any dev iation from the following
instruc tions c ould lea d to personal injury
or damage resulting from battery
explosion, as well as to damage to the
elec trical sy stems in both vehicles.
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z Never ex pose the b attery to nak ed
flames or spark s.
z Do not allow battery fluid to come into
contact with eyes, skin, fa bric s or
painted surfaces. The fluid contains
sulp huric ac id which can cause injuries
and d amage in the event of d irect
contact.
z To lessen the risk of injury wear eye
protection when working near a ny
battery.
z Mak e sure that the battery p rov id ing the
jump start has the same voltage as the
battery in your vehicle (12 V). Its
capa city (Ah) must not be substantially
lower than that of the discha rg ed
battery. The voltage and capa city are
stated on the battery .
z Do not disconnect the discharged
battery from the vehicle.
z Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
z Do not lean over the ba ttery during jump
starting.
z Do not allow the terminals of one lead to
touch those of the other lead .
z Apply hand b ra ke. Transmission in
neutral, automatic transmission 3 or
CVTronic 3 in P.
The battery is in a box at the front of the
eng ine compartm ent, on the right-hand
side as v iewed from the front. To open the
box , pull the c ov er forwards and swing it
upwards.