Jump Starting - Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980 Owner's Manual

Jump Starting

If the battery is discharged the
engine can be started with jum per
cables (minimum lead cross section
is 35 mm2) and the (12 V) battery of
another vehicle. Proceed as
follows:
• Turn key to steering lock
position " 0" .
• Run engine of jum per vehicle
at high idle.
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• First connect jum per cables to
the positive battery term inals and
then to the negative terminals.
• Start engine as normal.
• After the engine has started,
first remove jum per cables from
the negative battery term inals
and then from the positive
terminals.
Instructions:
A discharged battery can freeze at
approx. -1 0 ° C / + 14° F. In all
cases it must be thawed out before
jum per leads are used.
Never lean over batteries while
jum p starting, you m ightget burned.