Warning triangle*
Jump-starting
If the car's own battery is flat, your BMW's
engine can be started by connecting two
jumper cables to another vehicle's battery. You
can also use the same method to help start
another vehicle. Always use jumper cables with
fully insulated handles on the terminal clamps.
Do not touch any electrically live parts
when the engine is running, or a fatal acci-
dent may occur. Contact with these compo-
nents can cause fatal injury. Carefully observe
the following instructions to avoid personal
injury and/or damage to one or both vehicles.<
The warning triangle is stored in the rear trim
panel of the cargo bay.
To take it out, pull the ends of the rubber bands
upward and out of the fasteners.
Preparations
1.
Check whether the battery of the support
vehicle has 12 volts and approximately the
same capacitance in Ah. This information
can be found on the battery.
First-aid kit*
2.
3.
Switch off the engine of the assisting vehi-
cle.
Switch off all electrical accessories in both
vehicles.
There must not be any contact between
the bodies of the two vehicles, otherwise
there is a danger of shorting.<
Connecting jumper cables
The first-aid kit is located beneath the passen-
ger seat.
Connect the jumper cables in the correct
order; otherwise, sparks at the battery
terminals could pose an injury hazard.<
Some of the articles in the first-aid kit have a
limited period of use before expiration. For this
reason, check the expiration dates of each of
the items regularly, and replace any with passed
dates.
On your BMW, the so-called jump-starting con-
nection in the engine compartment serves as
the battery positive terminal, refer also to the
engine compartment overview on page 87. The
symbol + is embossed on the cover.
To open
1.
2.
Pull the handle.
Swing the cover downward.
To close
Swing the cover back up until it engages.
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| Categories | BMW Manuals, BMW Z-Series Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 3.0i, BMW 3.0si, BMW E86, BMW Z4 3.0i |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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