jump start terminals AUDI R8 SPYDER 2014 Owners Manual

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-Vehicle batteries generate explos ive gas­
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery. Use of batteries of different voltage or substant ially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explos ion and personal in­
Jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substant ially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
T he capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
- Before yo u check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢
page 172, Working in the
engine compartment.
(D Note
- Applying a higher vo ltage booster bat­
tery wi ll ca use expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, s uch as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There m ust be no e lectrica l contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected .
(0 Tips
-The discharged battery must be proper ly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem.
- Switch off any car phone, or follow the
car phone instructions for this situation.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable
clamps in exactly the order described below!
F ig . 1 63 Luggage compartment: co nnectors for a
charge r and jump start cables
Fi g. 1 64 Jump start us ing the battery in a nother vehi ­
cle: A· Fema le socket, B • D isc harge
The battery is located in the luggage compart­
ment¢
page 185. T he front lid can be opened
i n an emergency¢
page 34.
Do not connect the negative cable d irectly to
the negative term inal on the battery. Connect
it to a
jump st a rt pin instead ¢ fig. 163.
Connect the po sitive cable (red ) to the
positive terminal
1. Co nnect one end of the red jumper cable
¢
fig . 164 (!) to the positive terminal of
discharged battery @.
2 . Connect the other end of the red jumper
cable to the positive terminal @of the
booster battery @.
Connect the n egativ e cable (black ) to the
n egati ve terminal
3. Connect one end of the b lack jumper ca­
ble @ to the negative terminal of the
booster battery @. .,.