Use Of Jumper Cables - Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual

Emergency situations
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negative ground cable to the negat ive ground
post of the battery manager control unit .
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 212
Engine compartment: connectors for ju mp start
cab les and charger
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Fig. 213
Jump start ing wit h the battery of another vehicle:
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boos ter battery , ® - discharged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories , move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
• Open the red cover on the positive term inal
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1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the jump start bolt
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fig. 213 @ (bo lt under
the red cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started ® ·
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE(- ) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative term inal @ of the booster
battery @ .
4 . Connect the other end to the jump start pin
@
(bolts with hex head bolt= "negat ive") of
the vehicle to be started ® ·
Starting the engine
• Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @ . Run the engine at a moderate
speed.
• Sta rt engine with discharged vehicle batt ery @
in the usual manner.
• If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again.
• With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse
order.
• Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their metal parts in full contact with the
battery terminals.
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WARNING
To avoid ser ious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc-
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢ page 203.