Towing The Vehicle - Seat Toledo 2014 Owner's Manual

216 Self-help
Connecting negative terminals with the engine block
– Connect one end
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boosting battery
B
– Attach the other end
the engine block or to the engine block itself.
Starting the engine
– Start the engine of the vehicle and let it run at idling speed.
– Now start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
– If the engine fails to start, do not operate the start for longer
than 10 seconds. Wait for about 30 seconds and try again.
– Remove the jump leads from the engine in exactly the opposite
sequence to that described above.
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to the negative terminal of the
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to a solid metal part firmly attached to
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Jump-starting vehicles with the START-STOP system
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In vehicles fitted with the START-STOP system, the booster cable cannot be
directly connected to the negative terminal of the vehicle battery but must
be attached to the engine earthing point.

Towing the vehicle

Introduction
Vehicles with manual gearbox can be towed using a towbar or tow-
rope. They can also be towed with either the front or rear wheels
lifted off the road.
Vehicles with automatic gearbox can be towed using a towbar or
towrope. They can also be towed with the front wheels lifted off the
Fig. 144 Jump-starting
vehicles with the START-
STOP system
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