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58nJ u m p -s ta rt in g
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 us e jum p e r c a b le s
with fully ins ula te d ha nd le s on th e te rm i-
na l c la m p s .
Do not to uc h th e p a rts c ond uc tin g
e le c tric a l c urre nt w hile th e c a r is
ru nning. To d o s o c re a te s th e ris k o f fa -
ta l injury.<
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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
id e ntifie d w ith a "B a tt. + " s ign. R e fe r
to th e illus tra tio n. R e m ove b y liftin g
th e c a p .
Atta c h 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
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 o r o n th e b od yw ork o f th e ve -
hic le th a t is to b e s ta rte d . Th e re is a
s p e c ia l n ut o n th e s tru t d om e o f yo ur
BMW fo r th is (re fe r to th e a rro w in th e
illus tra tio n).
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Be 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 – th is c re a te s a ris k o f s hort c ir-
c uits .
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
whe n h e lp ing o th e r ve hic le s . If yo u d o
not, th e re is th e ris k o f in jury if s p a rks
ge ne ra te a t th e b a tte ry.<
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