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Ne ve r u s e s p ra y s ta rte r flu id s .
If th e b a tte ry is d is c ha rg e d , th e e ngine
c a n b e s ta rte d w ith th e u s e o f tw o
jum p e r c a b le s a nd th e b a tte ry o f a n-
oth e r ve hic le . Alw a ys u s e ju m p e r c a -
b le s w ith fu lly in s ula te d h a nd le s o n th e
te rm ina l c la m p s .
Do n ot to uc h h igh-vo lta ge w iring
a nd c a b le s o n a ru nning e ngine .
The re is a ris k o f fa ta l injury if yo u d o
th is .<
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S ta rt b y c onne c tin g th e ju m p e r c a b le 5 The n c onne c t th e n e ga tive te rm ina ls .
Ca re fully c om p ly w ith th e fo llowing in -
s tru c tio ns to a vo id p e rs ona l injury a nd
d a m a ge to o ne o r b oth ve hic le s :
fro m th e p os itive te rm ina l o f th e s up -
p ort ve hic le to th e p os itive te rm ina l
c onne c to r lo c a te d in yo ur B MW' s e n-
gine c om p a rtm e nt. Th e c ove r o f th e
a uxilia ry te rm ina l fo r ju m p s ta rtin g is
m a rke d w ith a "+ " s ign (re fe r to th e
illus tra tio n). R e m ove th e c ove r b y
p ulling ta b . Th e illus tra tio n s hows th e
e xte rn a l s ta rt s up p ort p oint o f th e
BMW 5 28i. Fo r th e B MW 5 40i, re fe r
to "En gine c om p a rtm e nt" o n
Atta c h th e c a b le to e ith e r th e s up p ort
ve hic le 's n e ga tive b a tte ry te rm ina l,
or to a s uita b le g ro und o n its e ngine
or b od yw ork. Th e n c onne c t th e o th e r
e nd o f th e c a b le to a g ro und o n th e
e ngine or b od y o f th e ve hic le whic h is
to b e s ta rte d . Th e re is a s p e c ia l n ut
on th e s tru t d om e o f yo ur B MW; re fe r
to th e a rro w in th e illus tra tio n.
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En s ure th a t th e b a tte ry o n th e s up -
p ort ve hic le is a ls o ra te d a t 1 2 vo lts ,
a nd th a t th e c a p a c itie s o f th e tw o
b a tte rie s (Ah) a re ro ughly c om p a ra b le
(p rinte d o n c a s ing).
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Le a ve yo ur b a tte ry c onne c te d to th e
c a r e le c tric a l s ys te m .
Ma ke s ure th a t th e re is n o c onta c t
b e tw e e n th e b od yw ork o f th e tw o ve -
hic le s – s hort c irc uit ris k.
Fo llow th e s a m e s e q ue nc e fo r
c onne c tin g th e ju m p e r c a b le s if
yo u a s s is t in ju m p -s ta rtin g a noth e r ve -
hic le . If yo u d o n ot, th e re is a ris k o f in -
jury c a us e d b y s p a rk g e ne ra tio n a t th e
b a tte ry.<
p a ge 1 46.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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