Jump Starting - Fiat 2003 Palio Owner's Manual

JUMP STARTING

If the battery is flat, you can use an-
other battery to start the engine. Its ca-
pacity must be the same or slightly
greater than the flat battery (see "Tech-
nical Specifications").
Proceed as follows fig. 1:
1) Connect positive terminals + of
the two batteries with a jump lead.
2) With a second lead, connect the
negative terminal (–) of the auxiliary
battery and to an earth point E on the
engine or the gearbox of the car to be
started.
IMPORTANT Do not directly
connect the negative terminals of the
two batteries: sparks could ignite the
flammable gas from the battery.
3) Start the engine.
4) When the engine has been start-
ed, remove the leads reversing the or-
der above.
If the engine fails to start after a few
attempts, do not keep turning the key
but have the car seen to at a Fiat
Dealership.
Under no circumstances
should a battery charger
be used for the emer-
gency procedure: it could dam-
age the electronic systems and in
particular the ignition and injec-
tion control units.
fig. 1
This starting procedure
must be carried out by
expert personnel; if it is
not done correctly it can cause
very intense electrical discharges.
In addition, the fluid contained in
the battery is poisonous and cor-
rosive. Avoid contact with skin
and eyes. You are also advised
not to put naked flames or light-
ed cigarettes near the battery
and not to cause sparks.
To avoid damages to the
car electric system, care-
fully follow the instruc-
tions of the cable manufacturer.
The cables must have a sufficient
diameter and must be enough
long to allow that the cars touch
each other.
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