VW Touareg II 2 owners manual page 580

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The procedure for attaching and for removing the jumper cables is described below. Perform each of the following steps only in the order in which it is described. Before you begin d Switch off the ignition in both vehicles. d Open the hoods of both vehicles. d Remove the cover from the positive terminal on your vehicle and, if necessary, the battery cover of the other vehicle. Diagram A: Attaching jumper cables Diagram A applies where the vehicle with the dead battery has jump start terminals (1) and is being jump started by a vehicle whose battery is in the engine compartment (2) ⇒ . 1. Attach one end of the red jumper cable to the positive jump start terminal (+) of the vehicle with the dead battery (1). 2. Attach the other end of the red jumper cable to the positive terminal (+) of the booster battery (2). 3. Connect one end of the black jumper cable to a suitable ground connection (3) on the vehicle with the booster battery (2). A suitable ground connection is a solid metal part bolted directly to the engine block of the vehicle with the booster battery or this vehicle's engine block itself. 4. Attach the other end of the black jumper cable to the negative jump start terminal (-) of the vehicle with the dead battery (1). Diagram B: Attaching jumper cables Diagram B applies where the dead battery (1) is in the engine compartment of the vehicle being jump (2) ⇒ . started, and the vehicle providing starting assistance has jump start terminals 1. Attach one end of the red jumper cable to the positive terminal (+) of the dead battery (1). 2. Attach the other end of the red jumper cable to the positive jump start terminal (+) of the vehicle providing starting assistance (2). 3. Attach one end of the black jumper cable to the negative jump start terminal (-) of the vehicle providing starting assistance (2). 4. Connect the other end of the black jumper cable to a suitable ground connection (3) on the vehicle with the dead battery (1). A suitable ground connection is a solid metal part bolted directly to the engine block of the vehicle with the dead battery or this vehicle's engine block itself. Diagram C: Attaching jumper cables where both vehicles have jump start terminals Diagram C applies where the vehicle with the dead battery has jump start terminals (1) and is being jump started by a vehicle that also has jump start terminals (2) ⇒ . 1. Attach one end of the red jumper cable to the positive jump start terminal (+) of the vehicle with the dead battery (1). 2. Attach the other end of the red jumper cable to the positive jump start terminal (+) of the vehicle providing starting assistance (2). 3. Attach one end of the black jumper cable to the negative jump start terminal (-) of the vehicle providing starting assistance (2). 4. Attach the other end of the black jumper cable to the negative jump start terminal (-) of the vehicle with the dead battery (1). Starting the engine 1. Start the engine of the vehicle with the good battery that is providing help and let it run at idle speed.

owners manual VW Touareg

owners manual VW Touareg - year of production: 2010 - VW Touareg II 2 owners manual EN