Vauxhall KTA-2685/8-VX-en Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 276)

Vehicle care 275

■ Never expose the vehicle battery to

naked flames or sparks.

■ A discharged vehicle battery can

already freeze at a temperature of

0 °C. Defrost the frozen vehicle

battery before connecting jump

leads.

■ Wear eye protection and protective

clothing when handling a vehicle

battery.

■ Use a booster vehicle battery with

the same voltage (12 Volts). Its

capacity (Ah) must not be much

less than that of the discharged

vehicle battery.

■ Use jump leads with insulated

terminals and a cross section of at

least 16 mm

2

(25 mm

2

for diesel

engines).

■ Do not disconnect the discharged

vehicle battery from the vehicle.

■ Switch off all unnecessary electrical

consumers.

■ Do not lean over the vehicle battery

during jump starting.

■ Do not allow the terminals of one

lead to touch those of the other

lead.

■ The vehicles must not come into

contact with each other during the

jump starting process.

■ Apply the parking brake,

transmission in neutral, automatic

transmission in P.

■ Open the positive terminal

protection caps of both vehicle

batteries.

Lead connection order:

1. Connect the red lead to the

positive terminal of the booster

vehicle battery.

2. Connect the other end of the red

lead to the positive terminal of the

discharged vehicle battery.

3. Connect the black lead to the

negative terminal of the booster

vehicle battery.

4. Connect the other end of the black

lead to a vehicle grounding point,

such as the engine block or an

engine mounting bolt. Connect as

far away from the discharged

vehicle battery as possible,

however at least 60 cm.

Route the leads so that they cannot

catch on rotating parts in the engine

compartment.

To start the engine:

1. Start the engine of the vehicle

providing the jump.

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