jump start Citroen C4 PICASSO 2011.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Disconnecting
the (+) terminal


)
Raise the lever D
fully to release
the clamp E
.


Do not force the lever as locking
will not be possible if the clamp is
not positioned correctly; start the
procedure again.



Reconnecting the (+) terminal



)
Position the open clamp E
of the
cable on the positive post (+) of
the battery.

)
Press down on the clamp to po-
sition it correctly on the battery
post.

)
Lock the clamp by lowering the
lever D
.


Starting using another
battery
If the battery in your vehicle is fl at,
the engine can be started using a
slave battery (external or in another
vehicle) and jump leads.

First ensure that the slave
battery has a nominal volt-
age of 12 V and a capacity at
least equal to that of the fl at battery.
Do not try to start the engine by
connecting a battery charger.
Do not disconnect the (+) terminal
when the engine is running.

)
Connect the red lead to the (+)
terminal of the fl at battery A
,
then to the (+) terminal of the
slave battery B
.

)
Connect one end of the green or
black lead to the (-) terminal of
the slave battery B
(or the earth
point on the slave vehicle).

)
Connect the other end to the
earth point C
on the broken-
down vehicle.

)
Start the engine on the slave ve-
hicle and leave the engine run-
ning for a few minutes.

)
Operate the starter on the bro-
ken-down vehicle and leave the
engine running.
If the engine does not start
straight away, switch off the ig-
nition and wait a few moments
before trying again.

)
With the engine idling, discon-
nect the jump leads in reverse
order.