1200... Notes/information on start assistance (jump starting): Operation

It is essential to conform to the procedures so as to avoid injury to persons or damage to parts.

• Automatic transmission: select drive position "P", apply parking brake.
• Manual transmission: move gear lever to neutral position, apply parking brake.
• Ensure that the jump leads cannot get caught in rotating parts, e.g. fan.
• First connect both positive poles of the batteries with one jump starting cable (red).
• Use the battery positive terminal in the engine compartment for vehicles with the battery in the luggage compartment.
• Then use the second jump starting cable (black) to connect the negative post of the current-supplying battery with the earth/ground point (not the negative pole or the body) of the vehicle to be started.