Jump-Starting - Skoda Octavia Tour Owner's Manual

Note
The set of safety wheel bolts can be obtained from an authorised Škoda Service
Partner.

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!
•
Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the
engine compartment  page 131, "Working in the engine compartment".
Note
•
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise current may
flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
•
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of the
vehicle.
•
Switch off any mobile phone, pay attention to the instructions for use of the
mobile phone in such a situation.
•
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
Using the system Safety
Start engine
It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct order.
Connecting positive terminals
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Connecting negative terminal and engine block
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Starting the engine
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Driving Tips General Maintenance
Attach one end to the positive terminal
1
.
A
Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the
2
power .
B
Attach one end to the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power
3
.
B
Attach the other end to a solid metal part which is connected firmly to the
4
engine block, or to the engine block itself.
Start the engine of the vehicle providing current and run the engine at idling
speed.
Now start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
Interrupt the attempt at starting an engine after 10 seconds if it does not start
right away and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating the attempt.
Disconnect the cables on the engine in exactly the reverse order they were
connected up.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 153
Fig. 140 Jump-starting using the battery
from another vehicle: A - flat vehicle
battery, B - battery providing current
 fig. 140
of the discharged battery
Technical Data