Skoda FABIA - 05-2007 Manual page 183

WARNING
•
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just below 0°C.
In case of frozen battery carry out no jump-starting - risk of explosion! Also
after thawing of the battery there is a risk of caustic burns due to leaking
acid. Replace the frozen battery.
•
Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in
the engine compartment ⇒ page 152.
Note
•
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise current may
flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.
•
The discharged battery must be properly connected to the system of the
vehicle.
•
Switch off any installed telephone and also pay attention to the instructions for
use of the telephone in such a situation.
•
We recommend purchasing jump-start cables from Škoda Service Partners as a
Škoda original accessory or from retailers who sell branded batteries.
Start engine
It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct order.
Using the system Safety
Fig. 161 Jump-starting
using the battery from
another vehicle: A - flat
vehicle battery, B -
battery providing current
Driving Tips General Maintenance
Connecting positive terminals
A
– Attach one end to the positive terminal
1
A
discharged battery .
A
A
– Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery
2
A
supplying the power .
B
Connecting negative terminal and engine block
A
– Attach one end to the negative terminal of the battery supplying
3
A
the power .
B
A
– Attach the other end to a solid metal part which is connected
4
firmly to the engine block, or to the engine block itself ⇒
Starting engine
– Start the engine of the vehicle providing current and run the engine at
idling speed.
– Now start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
– Interrupt the attempt at starting an engine after 10 seconds if it does
not start right away and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating
the attempt.
– Disconnect the cables on the engine in exactly the reverse order they
were connected up.
WARNING
•
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never make contact
with each other. Furthermore, the cable connected to the positive terminal
of the battery must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts
of the vehicle - risk of a short circuit!
•
Do not affix the jump starting cables to the negative terminal of the
discharged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 181
⇒ fig. 161
of the
.
Technical Data