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CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after running 8 minutes at the latest - danger of
overheating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few moments before switching it
on again.
Check after driving for 10 minutes
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or less:
–
Do not drive the vehicle! You cannot properly seal with tyre with the break-
down kit.
–
Contact a Škoda dealer to obtain professional assistance.
If the tyre inflation pressure is 1.3 bar or more:
Adjust the tyre inflation pressure to the correct value (see inside of fuel filler
–
cap).
Continue driving carefully to the nearest specialist garage at a maximum
–
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Jump-starting
Initial steps
You can use the battery of another vehicle for jump-starting yours if the engine
does not start because the battery on your vehicle is flat. You will require jump-
start cables for this purpose.
Both batteries must have a rated voltage of 12 V. The capacity (Ah) of the battery
supplying the power must not be significantly less than the capacity of the dis-
charged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section and in-
sulated terminal clamps. Please pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions.
Positive cable - colour coding in the majority of cases red.
Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases black.
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
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 af-
ter 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 ⇒ p age 150.
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 vehi-
cle.
● Switch off the car phone. Heed the advice concerning the use of mobile
phones in such a situation.
● We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
Start engine
It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct order.
Connecting positive terminals
–
Attach one end
1
to the positive terminal
.
A
Attach the other end
to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the
–
2
power
B
.
Breakdown assis-
tance
Breakdown assistance
Fig. 142 Jump-starting using the battery
from another vehicle: A - flat vehicle bat-
tery, B - battery providing current
⇒ f ig. 142
of the discharged battery
Praktik
Technical data
175
£
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