Jump-Starting - Skoda Rapid Spaceback Owner's Manual

If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or more
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Set the tyre pressure back to the correct value
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Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
WARNING
A tyre filled with sealant has the same driving characteristics as a standard
tyre. The following guidelines must be observed.
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
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Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
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Jump-starting

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
WARNING
The following instructions must be followed at all times when working on
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the engine compartment » page
When handling the vehicle battery, the following warnings must be ob-
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served » page 133.
A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures just be-
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low 0 °C. If the battery is frozen, do not carry out a jump start with the bat-
tery of another vehicle – risk of explosion and injury!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with an electrolyte level that is too low
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– risk of explosion and caustic burns.
» page 136.
128.
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
Fig. 171 Jump-starting:  - discharged battery  - power-supplying bat-
tery / ground point of the engine for the START-STOP system
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Fig. 172 Earth point and positive terminal on vehicles with the vehicle
battery in the luggage compartment
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Read and observe
If, because of a discharged battery, it is not possible to start the engine, the
battery of another vehicle can be used to start the engine. To do this, jump-
start cables are required which have a sufficiently large cross-section and in-
sulated terminal clamps.
The rated voltage of the two batteries must be 12 V. The capacity (Ah) of the
power-supplying battery must not be significantly lower than the capacity of
the discharged battery.
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.
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the power-supplying battery.
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on page 147 first.
Emergency equipment and self-help
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