Jump-starting – BMW 325Ci Coupe 2004 User Manual

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2. Connect one terminal clamp of the

plus/+ jumper cable to the positive
terminal of the battery or to an auxil-
iary jump-starting terminal of the
support vehicle

3. Connect the second terminal clamp

of the plus/+ jumper cable to the
positive terminal of the battery or to
an auxiliary jump-starting terminal of
the vehicle to be started

4. Your BMW is equipped with a special

nut – see arrow 2 – to serve as the
ground or negative terminal.
Attach a terminal clamp of the
minus/– jumper cable to the negative
terminal of the support vehicle's bat-
tery or to a suitable ground on its
engine or bodywork

5. Attach the second terminal clamp of

the minus/– jumper cable to the neg-
ative terminal of the battery or to a
suitable ground on the engine or
bodywork of the vehicle to be
started.

Starting the engine

1. Start the engine of the support vehi-

cle and let it run for several minutes
at a slightly elevated engine idle
speed

2. Start the engine of the other vehicle

as usual.
If the first start attempt is not suc-
cessful, wait a few minutes before
another attempt in order to allow the
discharged battery to recharge

3. Allow the engines to run for several

minutes

4. Disconnect the jumper cables in

reverse sequence.

Depending on the cause of the fault,
have the battery checked and
recharged by your BMW center.

Do not use spray starter fluids to
start the engine.

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