jump cable CITROEN C1 2018 Owners Manual

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Starting using another battery
F Start  the   engine   of   the   vehicle   with   the  g
ood   battery   and   leave   it   running   for   a   few  
m

inutes.
F
 
O
perate   the   starter   on   the   broken   down  
v

ehicle   and   let   the   engine   run.
If
  the   engine   does   not   start   straight   away,  
s

witch   off   the   ignition   and   wait   a   few   moments  
b

efore   trying   again.
Never
 
try
 
to
 
start
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 c
onnecting
 
a
 
battery
 
charger.
Never
 
use
 
a
 
24
 
V
 
or
 
higher
 
battery
 
b

o o s t e r.
First
 
check
 
that
 
the
 
slave
 
battery
 
has
 
a
 
n

ominal
 
voltage
 
of
 
12
 
V
 
and
 
a
 
capacity
 
a

t
 
least
 
equal
 
to
 
that
 
of
 
the
 
discharged
 
b

attery.
The
 
two
 
vehicles
 
must
 
not
 
be
 
in
 
contact
 
w

ith
 
each
 
other.
Switch
 
off
 
the
 
electrical
 
consumers
 
on
 
b

oth
 
vehicles
 
(audio
 
system,
 
wipers,
 
l

ighting,
 ...

).
Ensure
 
that
 
the
 
jump
 
lead
 
cables
 
do
 
n

ot
 
pass
 
close
 
to
 
moving
 
parts
 
of
 
the
 
e

ngine
 
(cooling
 
fan,
 
belts,
 
...).
Do
 
not
 
disconnect
 
the
 
(+)
 
terminal
 
when
 
t

he
 
engine
 
is
 
running. F
 
W
ait   until   the   engine   returns   to   idle   then  
d

isconnect   the   jump   lead   cables   in   the  
r

everse
 o
rder.
F
 
R
efit   the   plastic   cover   to   the   (+)   terminal,   if  
y

our   vehicle   has   one.
F
 
A
llow   the   engine   to   run   for   at   least  
3

0 minutes,   by   driving   or   with   the   vehicle  
s

tationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
  state   of   charge.
When
 
your
 
vehicle's
 
battery
 
is
 
discharged,
 
the
 
e

ngine
 
can
 
be
 
started
 
using
 
a
 
slave
 
battery
 
(

external
 
or
 
on
 
another
 
vehicle)
 
and
 
jump
 
lead
 
c

ables
 
or
 
a
 
battery
 
booster.
F
 
R

aise
 
the
 
plastic
 
cover
 
on
 
the
 
(+)
 
terminal,
 
i

f
 
your
 
vehicle
 
has
 
one.
F
 
C

onnect
 
the
 
red
 
cable
 
to
 
the
 
positive
 
t

erminal
 
(+)
 
of
 
the
 
flat
 
battery
 
A
 
(at
 
t

he
 
metal
 
elbow)
 
then
 
to
 
the
 
positive
 
t

erminal (+)
 
of
 
the
 
slave
 
battery
 
B or the
b o o s t e r. F
 
C
onnect   one   end   of   the   green   or   black  
c

able   to   the   negative   terminal   (-)   of   the  
s

lave battery B   or   the   booster   (or   earth  
p

oint   on   the   other   vehicle).
F  
C
onnect  
t
he  
o
ther  
e
nd  
o
f  
t
he  
g
reen  
o
r  
b
lack  
c

able to the earth point C   on   the   broken  
d

own   vehicle.
In the event of a breakdown