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Jump-starting
3.
Connect the second terminal clamp
of the plus/+ jumper cable to the
3. Allow the engines to run for several
minutes
positive terminal of the battery or to a 4. Disconnect the jumper cables in
jump-starting terminal in the vehicle
to be started
reverse sequence.
Have the battery recharged at your
BMW center as required.
4.
Your BMW is equipped with a special
nut – see arrow 2 – to serve as the
ground or negative terminal.
Attach a terminal clamp of the
minus/– jumper cable to the negative
terminal of the support vehicle's bat-
tery or to a suitable ground on its
engine or bodywork
Do not use spray starter fluids to
start the engine.<
5.
Attach the second terminal clamp of
the minus/– jumper cable to the neg-
ative terminal of the battery or to a
suitable ground on the engine or
bodywork of the vehicle to be
started.
Starting the engine
1.
Start the engine of the support vehi-
cle and let it run for several minutes
at a slightly elevated engine idle
speed
2.
Start the engine of the other vehicle
as usual.
If the first start attempt is not suc-
cessful, wait a few minutes before
another attempt in order to allow the
discharged battery to recharge
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| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW E46, BMW M3 Manuals |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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