battery connection VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 2019 Owner's Manual

292Vehicle care● A discharged vehicle battery canalready freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen battery before connecting jump leads.
● Wear eye protection and protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster battery with the same voltage (12 Volts). Its
capacity (Ah) must not be much less than that of the discharged
vehicle battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for
diesel engines).
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the vehicle battery during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.● The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P.
Open the positive terminal protection
caps of both vehicle batteries.
Lead connection order: 1. Connect the red lead to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the boosterbattery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine: 1. Start the engine of the vehicle providing the jump.
2. After five minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than
15 seconds at an interval of one
minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for approx. three minutes with the
leads connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers (e.g. headlights, heated rear
window) of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly when removing leads.

336IndexAAccessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 252
Activating phone projection ........162
Active bonnet ................................ 70
Active emergency braking ..........218
Adaptive cruise control .......110, 204
AdBlue ................................ 108, 185
Adjustable air vents ...................172
Airbag and belt tensioners .........105
Airbag deactivation ..............62, 105
Airbag label................................... 57 Airbag system .............................. 57
Air conditioning regular operation ................................ 174
Air conditioning system .............. 163
Air intake .................................... 173
Air vents...................................... 172
All-wheel drive ........................... 192
Android Auto ............................... 162
Antilock brake system ................ 193
Antilock brake system (ABS) .....107
Anti-theft alarm system ................33
Anti-theft locking system .............. 33
Appearance care ........................295
Apple CarPlay............................. 162
Armrest ................................... 52, 54
Armrest storage ........................... 73
Ashtrays ....................................... 94
Audio .......................................... 152Audio files................................... 152
Automatic anti-dazzle ..................39
Automatic dimming ......................38
Automatic light control ...............132
Automatic locking ........................26
Automatic transmission .............187
Autostop ..................................... 180
Auxiliary heater ........................... 172
B Baselevel display ........................111
Basic operation ........................... 148
Battery discharge protection ......142
Battery voltage ........................... 123
Belts.............................................. 55
BlueInjection ............................... 185
Bluetooth connection ..................161
Bonnet ....................................... 254
Bottom bar .................................. 144
Brake and clutch fluid .................300
Brake and clutch system ...........106
Brake assist ............................... 195
Brake fluid .................................. 257
Brakes ............................... 193, 257
Breakdown.................................. 293
Bulb replacement ....................... 260
C
Capacities .................................. 316
Cargo management system ........79
Catalytic converter .....................184