Auxiliary Jump-Start Procedure - Maserati GranTurismo Owner's Manual

CAUTION!
Racing the engine or spinning the
drive wheels may lead to transmission
overheating and failure. Allow the
engine to idle with the transmission in N
(Neutral) mode for at least one minute
after every five rocking-motion cycles.
This will minimise overheating and
reduce the risk of transmission failure
during prolonged efforts to free a stuck
vehicle.
WARNING!
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous.
Forces generated by excessive drive
wheel speeds may cause damage, or
even failure, of the drivetrain and tires. A
tire could explode and injure someone.
Do not spin your vehicle's wheels
continuously without stopping when you
are stuck and do not let anyone near a
spinning wheel, no matter what the
speed.
Auxiliary Jump-Start
Procedure
If your vehicle has a discharged battery
it can be jump-started using a set of
jumper cables and a battery of another
vehicle or by using a portable battery
booster. It is necessary to have proper
jumper cables in order to connect the
booster battery to the remote posts
of the discharged battery. Booster
cables have positive and negative
terminal clamps and are identified by
the sheath colour (red = positive, black =
negative). Maserati provides on request
jumper cables created for its models in a
practical case.
Jump-starting can be dangerous if
done improperly so please follow the
procedures in this section carefully.
NOTE:
When using a portable battery booster
pack, follow the battery manufacturer's
operating instructions and precautions.
In an Emergency
CAUTION!
• To jump start a vehicle do not use
a portable battery, a booster pack
or any other booster source with a
system voltage greater than 14 Volts or
damage to the battery, starter motor,
alternator or electrical system of the
vehicle with the discharged battery
may occur.
• Do not use a battery charger for
emergency starting under any
circumstances. You could damage the
electronic systems, particularly the
control units managing the ignition and
fuel supply functions.
WARNING!
• Using booster packs that have not
been checked, which could therefore
release a too high charging voltage
(higher than 14 V), in extreme
environmental conditions (for
example: closed areas or without
proper ventilation and temperatures
higher than 50°C/122°F or lower
than -20°C/-4°F) create the right
conditions for ignition which could
then cause the battery to explode.
Therefore you shall always perform
jump-starting operations using
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