Jump-Starting - Skoda Yeti Owner's Manual

216 Breakdown assistance
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.
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!
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● Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the
engine compartment ⇒ p age 190, Working in the engine compartment.
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 any mobile phone, pay attention to the instructions for use of the
mobile phone in such a situation.
● We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
Start engine
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It is important to connect the jump-start cables in the correct order.
Connecting positive terminals
Attach one end to the positive terminal
– 1
A .
Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the
– 2
power B .
Fig. 173 Jump-starting using the battery
from another vehicle: A - flat vehicle bat-
tery, B - battery providing current
⇒ f ig. 173
of the discharged battery
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