USE EXTERNAL STARTER CONNECTIONS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT

FOR RECHARGING AND JUMP STARTING IN THE CAR

Whenever possible, use the jump-start connections in the engine compartment to jump-start and charge the battery.

In some car models, the battery is installed in the boot, less frequently in the interior or passenger compartment. The battery terminals are now increasingly difficult to reach due to a clipped-on fuse box or similar. This is precisely why these cars have a positive and negative jump-start connection in the engine compartment. Caution! If available, it is best to use the jump-start connections in the engine compartment for recharging and jump-starting.

So always use the red positive contact from the jump start connection in the vehicle in need of assistance, not the positive terminal of the battery, then use the metallic negative contact from the jump start connection in the vehicle in need of assistance - if not available then simply connect to earth. (Ground = bare metal point in the engine compartment).

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