J u m p -s ta rt in g
15
3
Ne ve r u s e s p ra y s ta rte r flu id s to s ta rt
th e e ngine .
a
Ob s e rve 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 w he n
Wh e n th e b a tte ry is d is c ha rg e d , yo u
c a n u s e tw o jum p e r c a b le s to s ta rt yo ur
c a r w ith p owe r fro m th e b a tte ry in a
s e c ond 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 .
he lp ing o th e r ve hic le s ; th is will he lp p re -
ve nt s p a rks fro m b e ing ge ne ra te d a t th e
b a tte ry.c
1
2
5
If th e b a tte ry o n th e s up p ort ve hic le is
we a k, s ta rt th e e ngine a nd le t it ru n.
S ta rt th e e ngine o n th e ve hic le n e e d -
ing th e ju m p -s ta rt, a nd a llow it to ru n
a s u s ua l. If n e c e s s a ry re p e a t th e
a tte m p t to s ta rt a fte r a fe w m inute s ;
th is a llows fo r c urre nt in ta ke b y th e
d is cha rg e d b a tte ry.
a
Wh e n th e e ngine is ru nning, c on-
ta c t w ith e le c tric a l c ond uc to rs a nd c om -
p one nts is d a nge ro us a nd c a n b e fa ta l.c
4
S ta rt b y c onne c tin g th e p os itive te r-
m ina l o f b oth b a tte rie s w ith a ju m p e r
c a b le. If th e b a tte ry o f th e BMW is n ot
ins ta lle d in th e e ngine c om p a rtm e nt,
a s up p le m e nta ry p os itive te rm ina l is
p rovid e d in th e e ngine c om p a rtm e nt
(the c ove r is m a rke d "+ ", re m ove b y
p ulling ta b, s e e a rro w 1 in illus tra tio n).
The n c onne c t u p th e b a tte rie s ' n e ga -
tive p ole s. Atta ch th e c a b le to e ith e r
th e s up p ort ve hic le 's ne 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 o r b od ywork. O n th e B MW
th e re is a s p e c ia l nut, re fe r to a rro w 2 ;
th e n ut m ight a ls o b e lo c a te d fu rth e r
forw a rd , o n th e s us p e ns ion s tru t
d om e.
Ca re fully o b s e rve th e fo llowing in s tru c -
tio ns to a vo id p e rs ona l injury a s w e ll a s
d a m a ge to o ne o r b oth ve hic le s :
Be fore d is c onne c tin g th e ju m p e r
c a b le s fro m yo ur BMW, tu rn o n th e
la m p s, re a r w ind ow d e fro s te r a nd
highe s t b lowe r s p e e d to p re ve nt a
vo lta ge s urg e a t th e vo lta ge re gula to r.
The n d is c onne c t th e jum p e r c a b le s in
re ve rs e s e q ue nc e.
1
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 12 vo lts ,
a nd th a t th e c a p a c ity (Ah ) is ro ughly
c om p a ra b le (p rin te d o n c a s ing).
2
3
Le ave yo ur b a tte ry c onne c te d to th e
c a r's e le c tric a l s ys te m .
De p e nd ing o n th e c a us e o f th e fa ult,
re c ha rg e th e b a tte ry.
The b od ie s o f th e tw o ve hic le s m us t
not to uch, o r a s hort c irc uit c ould
re s ult.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 9 790 377 - © 07/98 BMW AG
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