or
illuminates
›
Start the engine, but do not drive off.
›
Keep the vehicle stationary, until the indicator light
goes out.
Engine fault
or
illuminates
›
Stop driving!
›
Stop the engine and seek the help of a specialist
garage.
Disconnecting, connecting and replacing
CAUTION
Risk of fire!
Do not mix up the connection cables.
▶
Disconnect
›
Close the electric boot lid, the tilting/sliding sun-
roof, all windows and the electric sun blind.
›
Switch off the ignition and any connected power
consumers.
›
Disconnect the
terminal and then the
nal.
Connect
›
Connect the
terminal and then the
After switching on ignition, the indicator lights illumi-
nate briefly.
from the isolation box.
›
If, after a short distance, one of the above-men-
tioned indicator lights does not go out, seek the
help of a specialist garage.
Commission these functions after disconnecting
and connecting the vehicle battery
Window operation
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Changing
The new vehicle battery must have the same param-
eters as the original battery. Have the replacement
carried out by a specialist garage.
Using the jump-starting cable
What you should be mindful of
WARNING
Risk of explosion and chemical burns!
Do not jump start with the battery of another vehi-
▶
cle under the following conditions.
▶
The discharged vehicle battery is frozen. A dis-
charged vehicle battery can freeze at tempera-
tures just below 0°C.
▶
The battery acid level is too low
Use jump leads with a sufficient cross section and in-
sulated terminal clamps.
Vehicle battery and fuses ›
termi-
terminal.
31.
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158.
Using the jump-starting cable
The rated voltage of both batteries must be 12V. The
capacity (in Ah) of the charging battery must not be
significantly lower than the capacity of the dis-
charged battery.
Jump-starting with the battery of another
vehicle
WARNING
Risk of injury and danger of vehicle damage!
Lay the jump start cables so that they cannot be-
▶
come caught by rotating parts in the engine com-
partment.
NOTICE
Short circuit!
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps
▶
must not touch each other.
The cable connected to the positive pole of the
▶
battery must not come into contact with electri-
cally conductive vehicle parts.
The vehicles must not touch each other.
▶
Connect the jump start cable
›
Connect the terminal clamps of the jump start ca-
bles in the order shown in the legend.
- discharged battery /
1
-pole of the discharged battery
2
-pole of the current-emitting battery
3
-pole of the current-emitting battery
4
Earth point of the engine to be started
Earth point
Start the engine
›
Start the engine of the current-giving vehicle and
let it idle.
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- current-emitting battery