Kompernass KH 4217 Operating Instructions Manual page 5

• The ignition on both vehicles MUST be switched off before the battery
jumper leads are connected. Additionally, the hand brake must be activated
and, for manual vehicles the gear lever must be in neutral, for automatic
vehicles the selector lever must be in the position P.
• During the starting procedure both batteries must remain properly
connected within their vehicles. An interruption could lead to the destruction
of the dynamo/alternator!
Warning: Risk of electric shock!
• Always follow the sequence described for attaching and detaching the
cables, and for starting the engines!
Risk of explosion!
Under no circumstances should you connect the black cable directly to the
minus pole of the receiver battery, should you do so there is the risk that
detonating gas may explode when making/breaking the connection!
Keep open lights, heat or electrical sparks well away from the batteries.
There is a risk of deflagration!
Risk of personal injury!
• The battery jumper leads must be placed so that they cannot be caught
by rotating parts within the engine compartment. There is also a risk of
personal injury!
• Exercise caution when touching the clamps, due to the high electricity
flow they can become very hot. There is a risk of being burnt!
• Do not bend over the batteries. The electrolyte in flat batteries is fluid even
at low temperatures. There is a risk of acid burns!
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