Use Of Jumper Cables - Audi A8 2016 Owner's Manual

Emergency situations
When jump starting or charging the bat-
tery, never connect the negative ground ca-
ble to the battery negative post because the
battery manager system must be able to de-
tect the battery's state of charge. Always
connect the negative ground cable to the
negative ground post of the battery manag-
er contro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 230 Engine compar tment : connectors for jump start
cables and cha rger
Fig. 231 Jump starti ng with the battery of another vehicle:
@ -
boos ter battery, @ - discharged vehicle batte ry
The procedure described be low for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories, move leve r of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake.
Connect POSITIVE
(+)
to POSITIVE
(+)
(red)
• Open t he red cover on the positive term inal
¢ fig. 230.
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1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the jump start bolt
9
fig. 231
(D
(bo lt under
the red cover= "positive") of the veh icle 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 t he 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 eng ine 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 220.