Lancia Musa Owner's Handbook Manual - page 138

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RNING

LIGHTS AND

MESSAGES

MAINTENANCE

AND CARE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA-

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD

AND

CONTROLS

SAFETY

ST

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TING

AND DRIVING

IN AN

EMERGENCY

❒ With a second lead, connect the

negative terminal (–) of the auxil-

iary battery to an earthing point E

on the engine or the gearbox of the

car to be started;

❒ start the engine;

❒ when the engine has been started,

remove the leads reversing the or-

der above. If engine fails to start

again do not attempt any further

and call a Lancia Dealership.

IMPORTANT Never connect the neg-

ative terminals of the two batteries di-

rectly: sparks could ignite explosive

gas released from the battery. If the

auxiliary battery is installed on an-

other car, prevent accidental contact

between metallic parts of the two cars.

fig. 2

L0D0396m

This procedure must be

performed by expert per-

sonnel because incorrect actions

may cause electrical discharge of

considerable intensity. Further-

more, battery fluid is poisonous

and corrosive: avoid contact with

your skin and eyes. Keep naked

flames away from the battery. No

smoking. Do not cause sparks.

WARNING

Never use a rapid battery

charger to jump start the

engine: this could damage

the electronic systems and

the engine ignition and injection

control units.