Fiat 600 Owner's Manual - Jump Starting

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IN AN EMERGENCY

JUMP STARTING

If the battery is flat, you can use an-

other battery to start the engine. Its

capacity must be the same or slightly

greater than the flat battery (see the

chapter 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

).

Proceed as follows:

1) connect positive terminals A and

B-fig. 1 of the two batteries with a

jump lead.

2) With a second lead, connect the

negative terminal C of the auxiliary

battery to an earth point D of the car.

IMPORTANT Do not directly

connect the two negative terminals:

sparks could ignite the flammable gas

from the battery.

If the auxiliary battery is fitted in an-

other vehicle, prevent accidental con-

tact of metallic parts.

3) Start the engine.

4) When the engine has been

started, remove the leads in the re-

verse order: D, C, B and finally A.

If the engine fails to start after a few

attempts, do not keep on but have the

car seen to at a Fiat Dealership. 

Do not carry out this

procedure if you lack ex-

perience; if it is not done

correctly it can cause very in-

tense electrical discharges. In ad-

dition, the fluid contained in the

battery is poisonous and corro-

sive. Avoid contact with skin and

eyes.

You are also advised not to put

naked flames or lighted ciga-

rettes near the battery and not

to cause sparks. 

fig. 1

P4Q00087

Under no circumstances

should a battery charger

be used to start the en-

gine: it could damage the elec-

tronic systems and in particular

the ignition and injection control

units. 

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