Use Of Jumper Cables - Audi AS Coupe 2014 Owner's Manual

256 Emergency situations
@
Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys-
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post
because the batte ry manager system must
be able to detect the battery 's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
ground cab le to the negative 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. 187
Engine compartment: Connectors for jumper
cables and charger
Fig. 188
Jump sta rting with the battery of anot her ve·
hide : @ booster 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)
.. Remove the cover above the jump start con-
nection .
.. Open the cover on the positive pole
c::;,
fig. 187 .
1.
Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the jump start bolt
c::>
fig. 188 @
(Bolts under cover= "positive") of the ve-
hicle to be started @ .
2. Connect the other end to the positive ter-
minal @ of the booster battery @ .
Connect NEGATIVE (- ) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca-
ble to the negative terminal @ of the
booster battery @ .
4.
Connect the other end to the jump start
bolt @ (Bolts with hex head= "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @ .
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery @ . Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
@ 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 eng ine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse
or-
der .
.. Close the cover on the positive pole .
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect-
ed with their
metal parts in full contact
with
the battery terminals.
A
WARNING
-
-
To avoid serious personal injury and dam-
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer . If in doubt, call for road service . ..,.