Jump Starting

Do not start the engine from a quick charger.

If the battery is discharged, the engine can be started using jumper cables and the battery of another vehicle.

Exercise extreme caution when jump starting. Any deviation from the instructions below may result in injury or damage due to battery explosion and failure of the electrical components of both vehicles.

Avoid contact with eyes, skin, clothing, and painted surfaces.

The electrolyte contains sulfuric acid, which may cause injury or damage on direct contact.

• Keep sparks and open flames away from the battery.

• A discharged battery may freeze at temperatures as high as 0 °C. Thaw a frozen battery before connecting jumper cables.

• Wear protective goggles and clothing when working near the battery.

• Use a battery of the same voltage (12 V).

Its capacity (Ah) must be not less than the capacity of the discharged battery.

• Jumper cables must have insulated clamps and a cross-section of at least 16 mm² (25 mm² for diesel engines).

• Do not disconnect the discharged battery from the vehicle electrical system.

• Switch off unnecessary electrical loads.

• Do not lean over the battery during jump starting.

• The clamps of one cable must not touch the clamps of the other cable.

• When starting from an auxiliary battery, the vehicles must not touch each other.

• Apply the parking brake, place the manual transmission in neutral, and the automatic transmission in P.

Connection sequence:

1. Connect the red cable to the positive (+) terminal of the auxiliary battery.

2. Connect the other end of the red cable to the positive (+) terminal of the discharged battery.

3. Connect the black cable to the negative (-) terminal of the auxiliary battery.

4. Connect the other end of the black cable to a good ground on the vehicle, such as the engine block or an engine mounting bolt. This connection must be as far away from the discharged battery as possible.

Route the cables so that they do not contact any moving parts in the engine compartment.

To start the engine:

1. Start the engine of the vehicle used as the "donor".

2. After 5 minutes, start the engine of the other vehicle. Do not crank the starter for more than 15 seconds at a time, and wait one minute between attempts.

3. Let both engines with the cables connected run at idle for approximately 3 minutes.

4. On the vehicle with the discharged battery, turn on electrical loads (for example, headlights, rear window defogger).

5. Disconnect the cables in the reverse order.