Jump Starting - Mercedes-Benz 380 SL Owner's Manual

If the battery is discharged the
engine can be started with jum per
cables (minimum lead cross sec­
tion is 35 mm2) and the (12 V) bat­
tery of another vehicle. Proceed as
follows:
• Turn key to steering lock
0
position " ".
• Run engine of jum per vehicle
at high idle.
• First connect jum per cables to
the positive battery terminals and
then to the negative terminals.
• Start engine as normal.
• After the engine has started,
first remove jum per cables from
the negative battery terminals
and then from the positive
terminals.

Jump Starting

Instructions:
A discharged battery can freeze at
approx. -1 0 ° C /+ 1 4 ° F. In all cases
it must be thawed out before jum ­
per leads are used.
Never lean over batteries while
jum p starting, you might get
burned.
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