Seat ibiza Owner's Manual page 205

How to jump start
1.
A
B
2.
Flat battery
A
Boosting battery
B
The battery is in the engine compartment on the left looking
forward.
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o o r r d d e e r r : :
Before the starting cable can be connected to the (+ + ) terminal on
the battery of the vehicle, the cover of the fuse holder must first be
opened ⇒ page 170.
1 1 . One end of (+ + ) cable (usually red) to the (+ + ) terminal of the flat
battery .
A
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2 2 . Other end of the red cable to the (+ + ) terminal of boosting battery
.
B
3 3 . One end of (– – ) cable (usually black) to the (– – ) terminal of
boosting battery .
B
4 4 . Other end of black cable
X
block or to cylinder block itself.
Do not connect the cable to the flat battery minus terminal. The
sparks could ignite the explosive gas flowing out of the battery.
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a a n n y y a a c c c c o o u u n n t t . . F F u u r r t t h h e e r r m m o o r r e e t t h h e e j j u u m m p p e e r r c c a a b b l l e e a a t t t t a a c c h h e e d d t t o o t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y p p o o s s i i t t i i v v e e
t t e e r r m m i i n n a a l l m m u u s s t t n n o o t t c c o o m m e e i i n n t t o o c c o o n n t t a a c c t t w w i i t t h h e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l l l y y c c o o n n d d u u c c t t i i v v e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e
p p a a r r t t s s – – d d a a n n g g e e r r o o f f s s h h o o r r t t c c i i r r c c u u i i t t ! !
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r r o o t t a a t t i i n n g g p p a a r r t t s s i i n n t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e c c o o m m p p a a r r t t m m e e n n t t . .
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f f r r o o m m t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y – – d d a a n n g g e e r r o o f f e e x x p p l l o o s s i i o o n n ! !
• Start the engine as described in the "Starting engine" section.
• If the engine does not start at once, stop using starter after 10
seconds, wait about half a minute and then try again.
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t t h h e e c c o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n . .
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