Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 91

Im portant!
3. C lam p one end of the first ju m p e r
cable to the positive (+) term in al of
the discharged battery and the
o th er end to the positive (+) te rm i­
nal of the charged battery. M ake
sure the cable clam ps do not
touch any oth er m etal parts.
Im portant!
4. C lam p one end of the second
ju m p e r cable to the g ro un ded neg­
ative ( - ) term in al of the charged
battery and the final con ne ction to
a groun ded heavy m etal bracket in
the engine com p a rtm e n t or on the
engine of the disab led vehicle.
M ake sure the cables are not on
or near pulleys, fans, or oth er
parts th a t w ill m ove w h en the
engine is started.
5. Start engine of the veh icle w ith the
charged battery and run at high
idle. Then start en gine of the
disabled veh icle in the usual
m anner.
6 . A fte r the e n gine has started,
rem ove ju m p e r c ab le s by reve rs­
ing the ab ove installation s e ­
qu en ce exactly, starting w ith the
ju m p e r cable con ne cte d to a heavy
m etal bra cket in the disabled
v e h ic le 's en gine com partm ent.
W hen rem oving each clam p, m ake
sure tha t it does not touch any
oth er m etal w h ile the oth er end is
still attached.
Im p ortan t!
A d ischa rged battery can fre e ze at
approx. — 10°C (+14°F). In th a t case it
m ust be tha w ed out before ju m p e r
cab le s are used.
Ju m p e r cable spe cifica tions:
• M inim um cable cross-se ction of
2
25 m m o r approx. 2 AW G
• M axim um length o f 3500 mm
(11.5 ft).
W arn in g !
N e ve r lean o ver b atterie s w hile
co n n e ctin g or ju m p starting , you
m ig ht g et burned.
B attery fluid c o n tain s sulfuric
acid. Do not allo w th is fluid to
co m e in co n tact w ith eyes, skin,
o r clo th in g . In case it does,
im m e d ia tely flush affected area
w ith w ater, and s e ek m edical
help.
A b attery w ill also p ro d u ce
h yd ro g en gas, w hich is fla m m a ­
b le and ex p lo sive . K eep flam es
o r sp arks aw a y fro m battery,
avoid im p ro p e r co n n e ctio n of
ju m p e r cab les, sm o k in g , etc..
B atteries co n tain en o ug h ele c­
tricity to burn yo u . N ever to uch
u n in su la ted b attery co n n e ctio n s.
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