Starting The Engine With Jump Leads - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Starting the engine with jump leads

A vehicle with a discharged battery can be
started using jump lead s and the battery of
another vehicle.
This must be done with extrem e ca re.
Any dev iation from the following
instruc tions c ould lea d to personal injury
or damage resulting from battery
explosion, as well as to damage to the
elec trical sy stems in both vehicles.
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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 d ia meter 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 hand brak e. Ma nual transmission
or Easytronic in neutral, automatic
tra nsmission 3 in P.
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