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vehicles with a gasoline engine: only per‐
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form starting assistance when the engine and
exhaust system are cold
Vehicles with a battery main switch: check
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whether the battery main switch is switched
on (
page 115).
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Secure the vehicle using the parking brake.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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shift the transmission to position j.
Switch off the ignition and all electrical con‐
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sumers.
Open the hood (
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Example: jump-start connection point
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Right-hand-drive vehicles: the jump-start
connection points may be on the opposite
side.
Remove the cover from the positive terminal
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on the donor battery.
First, connect the positive terminal clamp of
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the jumper cables/charging cables to the
positive terminal of the other vehicle's bat‐
tery.
With positive terminal clamp
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jumper cable, slide the red protective cap on
jump-start connection point
clockwise turn.
Connect the positive terminal clamp to the
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positive terminal of jump-start connection
point 1.
During starting assistance: start the engine
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of the donor vehicle and let it run at idle
speed.
Connect the negative terminal of the donor
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battery to the ground point of your own vehi‐
page 264).
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of the
1
back with a
Breakdown assistance 283
cle with the jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin with the donor battery.
During starting assistance: start the engine
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on your own vehicle.
When charging: start the charging process.
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During starting assistance: let the engine
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run for a few minutes.
During starting assistance: before discon‐
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necting the jumper cable, switch on an elec‐
trical consumer on your own vehicle, e.g. the
rear window heater or lighting.
When the starting assistance/charging process is
complete:
First, remove the jumper cables/charging
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cables from the ground point and negative
terminal of the other vehicle's battery, then
from the positive terminal of jump-start con‐
nection point
1
and the positive terminal of
the other vehicle's battery. Each time, begin
at the contacts on your own vehicle.
The red protective cap springs back to its ini‐
tial position when positive terminal clamp
is disconnected from jump-start connection
point 1.
Further information can be obtained at a qualified
specialist workshop.
Installing/removing the floor covering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive)
& WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's footwell
Objects in the driver's footwell may impede
pedal travel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardizes the operating and road
safety of the vehicle.
Stow all objects in the vehicle securely
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so that they cannot get into the driver's
footwell.
Ensure floor mats and carpets cannot
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slip and provide sufficient room for the
pedals.
Do not lay multiple floor mats or carpets
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on top of one another.
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