Transporting the vehicle by trailer jump starting
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery Body Repair Manual
- Year
- 1995 on
- Section
- Information › Transporting the vehicle by trailer jump starting
TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE BY TRAILER JUMP STARTING
Lashing eyes are provided on front and rear of the chassis side members, to facilitate the securing of the vehicle to a trailer or other means of transportation. flames, sparks or lighted tobacco are brought CAUTION: Underbody components must near battery. When charging or using a battery in not be used as lashing points. an enclosed space, always provide ventilation and shield your eyes. Install vehicle on trailer and apply park brake. Select neutral in main gearbox. Selecting ’N’ will prevent Keep out of reach of children. Batteries contain damage to parking pawl of the automatic gearbox. sulphuric acid. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Also, shield eyes when working near FRONT OF CHASSIS battery to protect against possible splashing of acid solution. In case of acid contact with skin,
eyes, or clothing, flush immediately with water for a minimum of fifteen minutes. If acid is swallowed, drink large quantities of milk or water, followed by milk of magnesia, a beaten egg, or vegetable oil. SEEK MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.
To Jump Start - Negative Ground Battery
REAR OF CHASSIS
- WARNING: Hydrogen and oxygen gases
- are produced during normal battery
- operation. This gas mixture can explode if
- WARNING: To avoid any possibility of
- injury use particular care when connecting
- a booster battery to a discharged battery.
- Position vehicles so that jump leads will reach, ensuring that vehicles DO NOT TOUCH, alternatively a fully charged slave battery may be positioned on floor adjacent to vehicle.
- Ensuring that ignition and all electrical accessories are switched off, that parking brake is applied and neutral is selected on a manual gearbox, with an automatic gearbox select neutral (N) or park (P) and then connect the jump leads as follows;
A. Connect one end of first jumper cable to positive (+) terminal of booster battery. B. Connect other end of first jumper cable to positive (+) terminal of discharged battery. C. Connect one end of second jumper cable to negative terminal of booster battery.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Land Rover Discovery
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Land Rover Discovery
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