Vauxhall Corsa Owner's Manual page 201

z Do not d isconnect the disc ha rg ed
battery from the vehicle.
z Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
z Do not lean over the battery during jump
starting.
z Do not allow the terminals of one lead to
touch those of the other lead.
z Ap ply hand brak e. Transmission in
neutra l (automa tic transmission in P,
Easytronic in N).
Connect the leads in the order shown in the
illustration:
1. C onnec t one end of the first jump lead to
the positive term ina l 1 of the battery
providing the jum p start (identified b y
"+ " sign on battery case or terminal).
2. C onnec t the other end of this lead to the
positiv e terminal 2 of the discharged
battery ("+" sig n).
3. C onnec t the first end of the other jum p
lead to the negative terminal 3 of the
battery providing the sta rt (" -" sign).
4. C onnec t the other end of the second
jump lead 4 to ground on the other
vehicle, e.g. engine block or screw
connection in the engine suspension.
z Do not connect lead s to negative
terminal of discharged battery !
z The connection point should be as far
away from the discharged battery as
possible.
z Route the leads so tha t they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
z The eng ine of the v ehicle prov iding the
jum p sta rt can be allowed to run d uring
starting. Attempts to start the engine of
the vehicle with the disc ha rg ed b attery
should be made at interv als of one
minute and should not la st longer tha n
15 seconds. After starting, allow both
engines to idle for approx. 3 minutes w ith
the leads still connected.
z In order to a void ex cess voltage in the
electric al sy stem, b efore removing a
lead, sw itc h on a n electrica l load (e. g.
light, heated rear w indow) in the vehicle
receiving the jump start.
z Reverse abov e seq uence exac tly when
removing leads.
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