Jump-Starting - Skoda citigo Owner's Manual

WARNING
If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage
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sustained was too serious. The sealing agent cannot be used to seal the
tyre. Do not drive the vehicle. Seek help from a specialist garage.
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During inflation, the tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot.
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Do not place the hot tyre inflation hose or hot air compressor on flamma-
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ble materials – there is a risk of fire.
CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest – there is a
risk of overheating. Allow the air compressor to cool a few minutes before
switching it on again.
Check after 10 minutes' driving
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Read and observe on page 122 first.
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving for 10 minutes!
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or less
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Do not drive the vehicle! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the
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breakdown kit.
If the tyre pressure is 1.3 bar or more
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Adjust the tyre inflation pressure to the correct value (see inside of fuel filler
cap).
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Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).

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
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.
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Do-it-yourself
WARNING
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 jump start with the battery of an-
other vehicle – there is a risk of explosion.
Pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the en-
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gine compartment » page
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never touch each
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other – there is a risk of short circuit.
The jump-start cable connected to the positive terminal of the battery
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must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the vehicle
– there is a 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 star-
ted.
Route the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any rotat-
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ing parts in the engine compartment.
Do not bend over the battery – there is a 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 insufficient acid levels – risk of
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explosion and chemical burns.
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise cur-
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rent may flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
CAUTION
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of the ve-
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hicle.
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
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