J u m p -s ta rtin g
179n
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 .
If th e b a tte ry is d is c ha rg e d , yo u c a n us 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 o f 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
fully 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 .<
4 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 .
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 "B a tt. + " (re fe r to th e il-
lus tra tio n). R e m ove b y p ulling ta b .
The illus tra tio n s hows th e a uxilia ry
te rm ina l fo r ju m p s ta rtin g th e B MW
Atta c h th e c a b le to e ith e r th e s up p ort
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 :
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 g ro und o n th e ve -
hic le 's e ngine o r b od yw ork w hic h is
to b e s ta rte d . 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 yo ur
ve hic le 's e ngine o r b od yw ork (fo r in -
s ta nc e , th e n uts o n th e s tru t d om e .
Re fe r to th e a rro ws in th e illus tra tio n
a b ove )
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 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)
7
7
40i/L a s a n e xa m p le . Fo r th e B MW
50iL: R e fe r to "En gine c om p a rt-
2
3
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.
m e nt" o n p a ge 1 40
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.<
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Document Type | Free Auto PDF E38 Owner's Manual Download. |
Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
Model Year | 1997 |
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