Vauxhall Ampera 2014 User Manual page 177

176 Vehicle care
9 Warning
Never jump start another vehicle
by using the terminals located in
the engine compartment.
This could cause a fuse to
overload in the vehicle.
To jump start another vehicle, use
the terminals located under the
floor cover in the load
compartment.
■ Never expose the battery to naked
flames or sparks.
■ A discharged battery can already
freeze at a temperature of 0 °C.
Defrost the frozen battery before
connecting jump leads.
■ Wear eye protection and protective
clothing when handling a battery.
■ Use a booster battery with the
same voltage (12-volt). Its capacity
(Ah) must not be much less than
that of the discharged battery.
■ Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of at
least 16 mm 2 .
■ Do not disconnect the discharged
battery from the vehicle.
■ Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
■ Do not lean over the battery during
jump starting.
■ Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.
■ The vehicles must not come into
contact with each other during the
jump starting process.
■ Apply the parking brake, move the
shift lever to P.
■ Open the positive terminal
protection caps of both batteries.
Battery terminals in the engine
compartment
The battery terminals to jump start the
vehicle are located in the engine
compartment. The positive battery
terminal is located below an access
cover. Open the cover every time you
want to jump start the vehicle. The
negative battery terminal is a stud
marked GND.