Jump-Starting - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Check after driving for 10 minutes
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or less:
– Do not drive the vehicle! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the breakdown
kit.
– Contact a Škoda dealer to obtain professional assistance.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or more:
– Adjust the tyre inflation pressure to the correct value (see inside of fuel filler
cap).
– Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum speed
of 80 km/h (50 mph).

Jump-starting

Initial steps
You can use the battery of another vehicle for jump-starting yours if the engine
does not start because the battery on your vehicle is flat. You will require jump-start
cables for this purpose.
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
discharged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section and insu-
lated terminal clamps. Please pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions.
Positive cable - colour coding in the majority of cases red.
Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases black.
WARNING
•
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just below 0 °C. In
case of frozen battery carry out no jump-starting - risk of explosion!
Using the system Safety
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engine compartment  page 188, "Working in the engine compartment".
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flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
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vehicle.
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mobile phone in such a situation.
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Start engine
It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct order:
Connecting positive terminals
–
–
Connecting negative terminal and engine block
–
Driving Tips General Maintenance
WARNING (continued)
Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the
Note
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise current may
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of the
Switch off any mobile phone, pay attention to the instructions for use of the
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
A  fig. 183
Attach one end to the positive terminal of the discharged battery
1
A
.
A
A
Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the
2
power A .
B
A
Attach one end to the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power
3
A
.
B
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 213
Fig. 183 Jump-starting using the battery
from another vehicle: A - flat vehicle
battery, B - battery providing current
Technical data