Opel AMPERA-E Owner's Manual page 240

238 Vehicle care
● Use a booster vehicle battery
with the same voltage (12 Volt).
Its capacity (Ah) must not be
much less than that of the
discharged vehicle battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm 2 .
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary
electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the vehicle
battery during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.
● The vehicles must not come into
contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, shift
lever in P.
● Open the positive terminal
protection cap of both batteries.
Battery terminals in the engine
compartment
The battery terminals to jump start the
vehicle are located in the engine
compartment.
The positive battery terminal is
located below a cover. Open the
cover before jump starting the
vehicle.
The negative battery terminal is stud
on a bracket located near the charger
modules.
Jump starting the vehicle
Lead connection order:
1. Connect the red lead to the
positive terminal of the booster
vehicle battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red
lead to the positive terminal of
your vehicle.
3. Connect the black lead to the
negative terminal of the booster
vehicle battery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to the negative battery
terminal (stud).