Seat Ibiza Owner's Manual page 50

How to jump start: description
Diagram of connections for vehicles
Fig. 63
without Start-Stop system.
Diagram of connections for vehicles
Fig. 64
with Start-Stop system.
Jump lead terminal connections
1. Switch off the ignition of both vehicles
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The essentials
2. Connect one end of the red jump lead to
the positive terminal of the vehicle
+
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with the flat battery Fig.
A
3. Connect the other end of the red jump
lead to the positive terminal
hicle providing assistance
B
4. For vehicles without Start-Stop system:
connect one end of the black jump lead to
the negative terminal of the vehicle
–
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providing the current Fig.
B
For vehicles with Start-Stop system: con-
–
nect one end of the black jump lead
suitable ground terminal, to a solid piece of
metal in the engine block, or to the engine
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block itself Fig. 64.
5. Connect the other end of the black jump
lead to a solid metal component bolted
X
to the engine block or to the engine block
itself of the vehicle with the flat battery.
Do not connect it to a point near the bat-
tery .
A
6. Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot come into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
Starting
7. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
8. Start the engine of the vehicle with the flat
battery and wait for 2 or 3 minutes until
63. the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads
in the ve-
+
9. Before you remove the jump leads, switch
.
off the dipped beam headlights if they are
switched on.
10.Turn on the heater blower and heated rear
window in the vehicle with the flat battery.
63.
This helps minimise voltage peaks which
are generated when the leads are discon-
to a
X
nected.
11.When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-to-metal contact with the battery termi-
nals.
If the engine fails to start, switch off the start-
er after about 10 seconds and try again after
about a minute.
WARNING
Please note the safety warnings referring to
●
working in the engine compartment
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page 176, Working in the engine
compartment.
● The battery providing assistance must have
the same voltage as the flat battery (12 V)