Operation Manual

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6
IV
B
C
A
i
12 V BATTERY
STARTING THE ENGINE WITH AN ASSISTING
BATTERY
I
f
the batter
y
is dischar
g
ed, it is possible to use either
a separate emer
g
enc
y
batter
y
or a batter
y
on another
v
e
hi
c
l
e.
I
f
y
ou use the batter
y
on another vehicle, stop the
e
n
g
ine on the latter. The two vehicles must not come
int
o
d
ir
ec
t
co
nt
ac
t with
eac
h
o
th
e
r.
C
heck that the assistin
g
batter
y
has su
ffi
cient volta
g
e
(
12 V
).
C
onnect the cables according to the
order
i
n
dica
t
ed
i
n
r
the dia
g
ram
.
A
Pole
"+"
on the vehicle bein
g
assisted
(
under the
red cover
)
.
B Assisting battery
.
C
Pole
"–"
on the assisted vehicle
(
under the bonnet
)
.
C
heck that the leads are well secured
(
risk of sparks
).
S
tart the en
g
ine of the assistin
g
vehicle. Let the en
g
ine
run for around 1 minute at a sli
g
htl
y
accelerated idle.
O
perate the starter on the vehicle bein
g
assisted
.
It is essential to follow the indicated se
q
uence
c
orrectl
y.
Never approach with a fl ame or create sparks in the vicinit
y
of the batter
y
(
explosive
g
as
).
T
he batter
y
contains dilute sulphuric acid which is hi
g
hl
y
corrosive
.
When handlin
g
batteries, alwa
y
s protect
y
our face and especiall
y
y
our e
y
es
.
In the event of an
y
contact with the skin, rinse immediatel
y
with copious amounts of fresh water
.
A
DVIC
E
D
o not touch the leads durin
g
the operation.
Do
n
o
t
lea
n
o
v
e
r t
he
ba
tt
e
r
ies.
Di
sconnect t
h
e ca
bl
es
i
n reverse or
d
er, ma
ki
n
g
sure
t
h
e
y
d
o not touc
h
to
g
et
h
er.