Jump-Starting - Skoda 2013 Octavia A7 Owner's Manual

Jump-starting

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
Jump-starting in vehicles with the START-STOP system
WARNING
A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures just below
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0 °C. If the battery is frozen, do not carry out a jump start with the battery of
another vehicle – risk of explosion!
Pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the engine
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compartment » page 206.
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never touch each other
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– risk of short circuit!
The jump-start cable connected to the positive terminal of the battery must
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not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the vehicle – risk of
short circuit!
Do not clamp the jump-start cable to the negative terminal of the dis-
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charged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the battery
being ignited by the strong spark which results from the engine being started.
Route the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any rotating
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parts in the engine compartment.
Do not bend over the battery – risk of caustic burns!
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The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
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Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes, etc.)
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away from the battery – risk of explosion!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with an electrolyte level that is too low –
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risk of explosion and caustic burns.
CAUTION
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise current
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may flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of the vehi-
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cle.
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
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Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 235.
The battery of another vehicle can be used to jump-start your vehicle if the en-
gine will not start because the battery is flat. Jump-start cables are required for
this purpose.
The jump-start cables must be attached in the following sequence.
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the discharged battery
1
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the battery supplying power
2
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Attach clamp to the negative terminal of the battery supplying power
3
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Attach the clamp to a solid metal part which is connected firmly to the en-
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gine block or to the engine block itself.
Starting engine
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Start the engine on the vehicle providing the power and allow it to idle.
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Start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
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If the engine does not start, terminate the attempt to start the engine after
10 seconds and wait for 30 seconds before repeating the process.
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Disconnect the cables in exactly the reverse order to the one described above.
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 dis-
charged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section and in-
sulated terminal clamps. Observe the manufacturer's instructions.
 Positive cable – colour coding in the majority of cases is red.
Negative cable – colour coding in the majority of cases is black.
Fig. 201
Jump-starting: A – flat battery, B
– battery providing current
» Fig.
A
Emergency equipment, and self-help
201.
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B
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B
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