Porsche carrera gt-2004 User Manual

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Practical Tips, Emergency Service

starting points provided.
f Do not use carbon fiber parts, surfaces, run-

ning-gear parts or metal inserts in the carbon 

fiber as the ground conductor. Only connect 

jumper cabels to the jump starting points pro-

vided.

+ The positive terminal for jump starting is located 

between the right air cleaner and fuse box.

– The grounding point for jump starting is located 

on the transmission behind the right drive shaft.

sequence: 
1. On a vehicle with a discharged battery: turn off 

all consumers and accessories, move the gear 

shift lever into the neutral position and set the 

parking brake. 

2. Open the cap of the positive terminal for jump 

starting (+). 

3. Attach the positive cable first to the positive 

terminal for jump starting (+),

then to the positive terminal of the booster bat-

tery. 

4. Connect the negative cable first to the nega-

tive terminal of the booster battery, then to the 

grounding point for jump starting (–). 

5. Run the engine of the booster car at a higher 

speed.

6. Start the engine. 

An attempted start using jumper cables should 

not last more than 15 seconds. Then allow a 

waiting period of at least one minute. 

7. With the engine running, disconnect both jump-

er cables in reverse order.

Close the lid of the jump start box. 

Note
A completely discharged battery can have tempo-

rary effects on the driving and idling characteris-

tics after the car is started again.