EMERGENCY
STARTING
DO-IT-YOURSELF
IB43 -
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741
A
- Flat battery
B
- Boosting battery
The
battery is under the right hand seat
in the cab.
On
vehicles with a Diesel engine it is in
the engine compartment.
If the engine will not start because the
battery is flat,
jumper
cables can be
connected
to the battery of another
vehicle
to start the engine. The following
points should be noted:
• Both batteries must be 12 Volt types.
The
capacity (Ah) of the boosting battery
must not be a lot lower than that of the
flat
one.
• Use only jumper cables with insulat-
ed
clips.
• The jumper cables must be heavy
enough
to carry the
load.
Note cable
manufacturer's data.
• A
flat
battery can freeze at -10° C
and
if a battery is frozen it must be
thawed out before connecting a jumper
cable
as otherwise it could explode.
• There must be no contact between
the vehicles otherwise current can flow
as
soon as the plus terminals are
con-
nected.
• The
flat
battery must be properly
con-
nected
to the electrical system.
• The engine of the boosting vehicle
must be running.
• Connect jumper cables only as fol-
lows:
1. One end of (+) cable (usually red) to
the (+) terminal of
flat
battery.
2.
Other end of red cable to (+) terminal
of boosting battery.
3.
One end of (—) cable (usually black)
to (—) terminal of boosting battery.
4.
Other end of black cable (x) to the
bolt securing earth wire to body.
Do
not connect the cable to the battery
minus
terminal. The sparks could ignite
the explosive gas flowing out of the
battery.
Caution
Take
great
care
to ensure
that
the non-
insulated
parts
of the
jumper
cable
clips do not touch one
another
and
that
the plus cable does not touch
current
conducting vehicle
parts
- short circuit
danger.
•
Route
the
jumper
cables so
that
they
cannot come
into
contact
with
rotating
parts
in the
engine
compartment.
• Do not stand
with
your
face
over
the
battery
- danger of acid burns.
• Keep
ignition
sources
(naked
flames, burning
cigarettes
etc.)
well
away
from
the
battery
- Explosion
danger!
• Start the engine as described in the
"Starting and Stopping Engine" section.
If the engine does not start straight
away,
stop trying after about 10
sec-
onds,
wait about half a minute and then
try again.
• When engine is running, disconnect
cables
in reverse sequence.
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