BMW X5 X6 E71 E72 owners manual page 264

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ba8_e70ag.book Seite 262 Freitag, 5. Juni 2009 11:42 11 First-aid kit* Preparation Some of the articles cont ained in the first-aid kit 1.Check whether the battery of the other have a limited service life. Therefore, check the vehicle has a voltage of 12 Volts and expiration dates of the contents regularly and approximately the same capacitance in Ah. replace the contents concerned in good time if This information can be found on the bat- necessary. tery. The first-aid kit is stored in the cargo bay, 2.Switch off the engine of the assisting vehi- depending on the vehicle's equipment,cle. > on the right in a storage tray or3.Switch off any electrical systems and com- ponents in both vehicles. > behind the left side panel There must not be any contact between the bodies of the two vehicles, otherwise Roadside Assistance* there is a danger of shorting.< The BMW Roadside Assistance offers you Connecting jumper cables assistance in the event of a breakdown around To avoid personal injury from sparks, fol- the clock, including on weekends and public low this sequence when connecting holidays. jumper cables.< The phone numbers of the Roadside Assis-On your BMW the so-called starting-aid termi- tance in your home country can be found in the nal in the engine compartment acts as the bat- Contact brochure. tery positive terminal, also refer to the engine With BMW Assist or BMW TeleServices, you compartment overview on page 240. The cover can contact BMW Roadside Assistance directly cap is marked with +. Giving and receiving assistancevia iDrive to request assistance in the event of a 1.Fold open the cover of the BMW starting- breakdown, refer to page216. aid terminal. To do so, pull the tab. Jump starting When your battery is discharged, you can use two jumper cables to start your BMW with power from the battery in a second vehicle. You can also use the same method to help start another vehicle. Use only jumper cables with fully-insulated clamp handles. To avoid the risk of potentially fatal injury, 2.Attach one end of the jumper cable plus/+ always avoid all contact with electrical to the positive terminal of the battery or a components while the engine is running. Care-starting-aid terminal of the vehicle provid- fully adhere to the following sequence, both to ing assistance. prevent damage to one or both vehicles, and to 3.Attach the second end of the cable to the guard against possible personal injuries<.positive terminal of the battery or to a start- ing-aid terminal of the vehicle to be started. 4.Attach one end of the jumper cable minus/– to the negative terminal of the battery or to an engine or body ground of the assisting vehicle. 262 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 756 - © 06/09 BMW AG

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