Starting The En Gine With Jump Leads - Opel GT Owner's Manual

132 Self-help, vehicle care
Starting the en gine with
jump leads
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A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jum p leads, the ba ttery of
another vehicle and your vehicle's jum p
start terminals - see pa ge 133. Attemp ts to
start the vehicle should be made at
intervals of 1 minute a nd should not last
longer than 15 seconds.
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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 of 0 °C . Defrost the frozen
battery in a warm room before
connecting jump leads.
z Do not allow battery fluid to come
into contact with ey es, skin, fabrics
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 aux iliary battery with same voltage
(12 v olts). Its cap acity (Ah) must not b e
consid erably less than that of the
discharged battery. Voltag e and
capa city inform ation c an be found on
the batteries.
z Use jump leads with insulated terminals
and a cross section of at least 16 mm
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 The vehicles should not touc h while jump
starting.
z Apply hand b ra ke. Transmission in
neutral.
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