2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid - Jump-starting (5 pages)
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Manual Description
In this section you'll find information about, positive jump-start terminal hybrid vehicles, if your engine does not start because the vehicle battery is dead, your vehicle's battery can be, connected to the battery of another vehicle to start your engine (jump-starting).
Level indicator on the vehicle battery before jump-starting, you must use jumper cables that meet recognized industrial standards (check information provided by, cable wire must be at least 0, the red jumper cable must only be connected at the positive jump start terminal engine.
Preparations for working engine compartment, working on the batteries or the electrical system in your vehicle can cause serious acid, always keep children away from battery acid and vehicle batteries general, sulfuric battery acid is very corrosive and can cause blindness damage.
Never lean over a vehicle battery, reduce your risk of injury, never tilt the batteries; acid could spill out through vents, a highly explosive mixture of gases is given off when the battery being charged, always avoid fires, sparks, open flame, and smoking.
Charges when handling cables and electrical equipment, several minutes and get medical attention immediately, improper use of jumper cables when jump-starting a vehicle with a dead battery can cause, the battery to explode, leading to serious personal injury.
Precautions before working on the batteries or the electrical system , Vehicle battery, always make sure that the battery providing starting assistance (the booster battery) has, the same voltage as the dead battery (12 V) and about the same amperage capacity (see, never jump-start a vehicle with a thawed or frozen vehicle battery.
A battery that is frozen or was frozen, but has since thawed, must be replaced, when the vehicle battery is jump-started, it gives off hydrogen gas, which highly, explosive! Always keep fire, sparks, open flame, and smoking materials far away vehicle, jump-start batteries only in well-ventilated areas.
Always route the jumper cables so that they cannot get caught in any moving parts, never short out the battery terminals by connecting the positive (+) negative (-), never connect the negative cable from the other vehicle directly negative terminal, of the dead battery, as this may cause the hydrogen gas given off by dead battery.
Never attach the negative cable from the vehicle providing starting assistance any part, of the fuel system or to the brake hoses brake lines, never allow the non-insulated parts of the battery clamps touch, never allow the jumper cable attached to the positive battery terminal contact metal.
Always follow the instructions of jumper cable manufacturer, to help prevent extensive damage to the vehicle electrical system, read heed, connecting jumper cables improperly can cause a short circuit do expensive damage, electrical current may flow between the vehicles when the positive (+) terminals connected.
Please first read and note the introductory information heed WARNINGS, the positive jump-start terminal is in the engine compartment ⇒ fig, jump-start other vehicles or be jump-started itself by using terminal, the positive jump-start terminal is under the fuse box cover engine compartment.
The dead battery must be properly connected to vehicle's electrical system, make certain that the vehicles are not touching each other, soon as the positive terminals (+) are connected, the clamps on the jumper cables must have good contact to bare metal battery terminals.
If the engine does not start, stop the process after 10 seconds and repeat after about 1 minute, the procedure for attaching and for removing the jumper cables is described below, the following steps only in the order described, which follow the letters shown illustration, cable to the engine block itself or to the towing eye installed on the front of vehicle.
Clamp to a point that is as far away as possible from the dead battery (1) ⇒ , start the engine of the vehicle with the good battery that is providing help and let it run idle, turn on the ignition of the vehicle with the dead battery.
Manual Description
In this section you'll find information about, positive jump-start terminal hybrid vehicles, if your engine does not start because the vehicle battery is dead, your vehicle's battery can be, connected to the battery of another vehicle to start your engine (jump-starting).
Level indicator on the vehicle battery before jump-starting, you must use jumper cables that meet recognized industrial standards (check information provided by, cable wire must be at least 0, the red jumper cable must only be connected at the positive jump start terminal engine.
Preparations for working engine compartment, working on the batteries or the electrical system in your vehicle can cause serious acid, always keep children away from battery acid and vehicle batteries general, sulfuric battery acid is very corrosive and can cause blindness damage.
Never lean over a vehicle battery, reduce your risk of injury, never tilt the batteries; acid could spill out through vents, a highly explosive mixture of gases is given off when the battery being charged, always avoid fires, sparks, open flame, and smoking.
Charges when handling cables and electrical equipment, several minutes and get medical attention immediately, improper use of jumper cables when jump-starting a vehicle with a dead battery can cause, the battery to explode, leading to serious personal injury.
Precautions before working on the batteries or the electrical system , Vehicle battery, always make sure that the battery providing starting assistance (the booster battery) has, the same voltage as the dead battery (12 V) and about the same amperage capacity (see, never jump-start a vehicle with a thawed or frozen vehicle battery.
A battery that is frozen or was frozen, but has since thawed, must be replaced, when the vehicle battery is jump-started, it gives off hydrogen gas, which highly, explosive! Always keep fire, sparks, open flame, and smoking materials far away vehicle, jump-start batteries only in well-ventilated areas.
Always route the jumper cables so that they cannot get caught in any moving parts, never short out the battery terminals by connecting the positive (+) negative (-), never connect the negative cable from the other vehicle directly negative terminal, of the dead battery, as this may cause the hydrogen gas given off by dead battery.
Never attach the negative cable from the vehicle providing starting assistance any part, of the fuel system or to the brake hoses brake lines, never allow the non-insulated parts of the battery clamps touch, never allow the jumper cable attached to the positive battery terminal contact metal.
Always follow the instructions of jumper cable manufacturer, to help prevent extensive damage to the vehicle electrical system, read heed, connecting jumper cables improperly can cause a short circuit do expensive damage, electrical current may flow between the vehicles when the positive (+) terminals connected.
Please first read and note the introductory information heed WARNINGS, the positive jump-start terminal is in the engine compartment ⇒ fig, jump-start other vehicles or be jump-started itself by using terminal, the positive jump-start terminal is under the fuse box cover engine compartment.
The dead battery must be properly connected to vehicle's electrical system, make certain that the vehicles are not touching each other, soon as the positive terminals (+) are connected, the clamps on the jumper cables must have good contact to bare metal battery terminals.
If the engine does not start, stop the process after 10 seconds and repeat after about 1 minute, the procedure for attaching and for removing the jumper cables is described below, the following steps only in the order described, which follow the letters shown illustration, cable to the engine block itself or to the towing eye installed on the front of vehicle.
Clamp to a point that is as far away as possible from the dead battery (1) ⇒ , start the engine of the vehicle with the good battery that is providing help and let it run idle, turn on the ignition of the vehicle with the dead battery.
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