Starting The Engine With Jump; Leads 3 - Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

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Starting the en gine with jump
leads
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A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jump lead s and the battery of
another vehicle.
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Warning
This must be d one with extreme care. Any
deviation from the following instructions
could lead to personal injury or d amage
resulting from ba ttery explosion, as well
as to dam age to the electrical systems in
both v ehicles.
z Never ex pose the b attery to nak ed
flames or spark s.
z A discharged battery can freeze at
temperatures as low a s 0 ° C. Alway s
defrost a frozen battery in a warm space
before connecting jump leads.
z Do not allow battery fluid to come into
contact with eyes, skin, fa bric s or
painted surfaces. The fluid contains
sulp huric ac id which can cause injuries
and d amage in the event of d irect
contact.
z Wear eye protec tion and protective
clothing when handling a b attery.
z Use auxiliary battery with sam e v olta ge
(12 volts). Its capacity (Ah) m ust not
be considera bly less than that of the
discharged ba ttery. Voltage and
capacity information can be found on
the batteries.
z Use jump leads with insulated terminals
and a cross section of at least 16 mm
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(25 mm for diesel engines).
z Do not disconnect the discharged
battery from the vehicle.
z Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
z Do not lean over the ba ttery during jump
starting.
z Do not allow the terminals of one lead to
touch those of the other lead .
z Do not touch the vehicles while jump
starting.
z Apply the hand brake. Transmission or
Easytronic in neutral.
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