Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 72

5. Connect the other end of the black jump
lead to a solid metal component bol-
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ted 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 battery .
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6. Position the leads in such a way that
they cannot come into contact with any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
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 the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads
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. This helps minimise voltage
peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
11. When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
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The essentials
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-to-metal contact with the battery termi-
nals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute.
WARNING
● Please note the safety warnings referring to
working in the engine compartment
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page 298.
● The battery providing assistance must have
the same voltage as the flat battery (12V) and
approximately the same capacity (see imprint
on battery). Failure to comply could result in
an explosion.
● Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
teries is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even af-
ter the battery has thawed, battery acid could
leak and cause chemical burns. If a battery
freezes, it should be replaced.
Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
●
away from batteries, danger of explosion.
Failure to comply could result in an explo-
sion.
● Observe the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the jump leads.
● Do not connect the negative cable from the
other vehicle directly to the negative terminal
of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the
battery could be ignited by sparks. Danger of
explosion.
Never attach the negative cable to fuel sys-
●
tem components or the brake lines in the oth-
er vehicle.
The non-insulated parts of the battery
●
clamps must not be allowed to touch. The
jump lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the ve-
hicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot come into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could re-
sult in chemical burns.
Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erwise electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected.