Jump-Starting Procedure; Charging The Battery - TVR Cerbera Service/Workshop Manual

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urnp Starting Battery Charging
It is now possible to jump start the car, or place the bat­
tery on charge. Both of these procedures are explained
in the following sections:
Jump Starting
Battery Charging Procedure
NOTE: When the discharged Cerbera battery is con­
nected to a slave battery or charger the alarm and
immobliser will activate. Follow standard alarm deac­
tivation procedure outlined in the Cerbera Handbook
to deactivate the alarm and immobliser.
Jump starting procedure
To jump start the Cerbera the following procedure
should be followed:
Positive lead to Positive Terminal
of Discharged Battery
Second Car or Fully Charged
Slave Battery
Negative Lead to
a Good Earth
( Engine)
The vehicles must be parked so that the jump leads
l.
will reach both batteries, alternatively a fully charged
booster battery may be placed on the floor adjacent to
the vehicle.
that
2. After checking the ignition and any other elec­
trical accessories are switched off, and that the car is in
neuh·al with the parking brake applied, connect the
leads as follows:
jumper cable connect to the
A) One end of the first
(+)
itive terminal of the booster battery.
B) The other end of the first jumper cable connect to the
(+)
positive terminal of the discharged battery. (This is
the only terminal that is accessible whilst the battery
the
remains in Cerbera).
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C) Connect one end of the second cable to the negative
ter minal of the booster
D)
the engine to create the negative connection.
WARNING: T he final cable connection could cause
arcing at the connection point, which if near battery
could cause an explosion.
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3)
start the engine and allow it to idle.
4)
cedure.
5)
6)
positive terminals of both the booster battery and dis­
charged battery, ensuring that the ends do not touch the
negative terminals and create
NOTE: To avoid having to perform this procedure
again it is advised not to turn the engine off until a
sufficient charge has been built up in the battery to
allow the car to be started under it's own power, or
until the vehicle is in a position where it is possible to
Discharged Cerbera fully charge the battery from a mains charger.
Car Battery
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Charging the battery

To charge the battery the procedure for connection of the
leads is similar to that of jump starting, it is as follows.
pos­
b e
tt ry .
a
Connect the other end of the second jumper cable to
If the booster battery is connected to another vehicle
Start the engine of the Cerbera using the normal pro - .
(
Remove negative - ) jumper cable.
Finally remove the positive
a
Volt
12
Battery Charger
Negative Lead to
Earth
a Good
(Engine)
(+)
jumper cable from
short circuit.
Discharged Cerbera
Car Battery
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