Dodge 2007 Sprinter - Manual (Page 342)

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Practical hints
Jump-starting
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̈ Using red positive terminal clamp 1 of
the jumper cable, slide the red protec-
tive cap of the jump-starting connec-
tion point back with a clockwise turn
and connect the positive terminal
clamp of the jumper cable to the posi-
tive terminal of the jump-starting con-
nection point.
1 Positive terminal of jump-starting con-
nection point (under cover)
2 Positive terminal of donor battery
3 Negative terminal of donor battery
4 Ground contact of own vehicle
(negative terminal of your own battery)
̈ Run the other vehicle’s engine at idling
speed.
̈ Connect negative terminal 3 of the
donor battery to ground contact 4 of
your own vehicle.
Start with the donor battery.
̈ Start the engine.
̈ Disconnect the jumper cable from neg-
ative terminal 3 of the battery and
ground contact 4 first, then from pos-
itive terminal 2 of the battery and
jump-starting connection point 1.
The red protective cap springs back to
its initial position when the terminal
clamp is removed from the jump-start-
ing connection point.
̈ Have the battery checked at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Use a rigid towing bar and secure this only
to the front towing eye ( ୴ page 342).
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Do not connect the jumper cable to the
auxiliary battery* in the engine com-
partment. This is not suitable for jump-
starting operations.
Tow-starting
! CAUTION
Your vehicle is equipped with an auto-
matic transmission. Do not tow-start
your vehicle.
Warning
G
When tow-starting another vehicle, its
weight should not be greater than the per-
missible gross weight of your vehicle.