l need to jump start another car and l have lost my instruction manual. l seem to remember that you can damage some cars by attempting a jump start and l can not remember the sequence for connecting leads etc.Help please.

soz idk - can u not ring the aa ?

Red to red. Black to black and of course you can

put the leads on one at a time and when you have finished remove them one at a time and you will be fine

follow this steps:

http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doityourself/a/bljumpstart.htm


and yes, you can do it from any car, as long the batterie has the same voltage and amperage

put black lead on first minus to minus ..then red plus to plus ..start the picasso the other car can then be started ..take the black off first then the red ..switch the picasso off first...have a nice day

This sounds so simple but can easily end up costing a fortune in repair bills as modern cars' engine ecus can very easily be permanantly damaged through incorrect jump starting.

1. Make sure both cars r not touching each other (including when doors r opened).
2. With ignition switched off on both cars, connect the positive cable to both of them (does not matter which one u do first).
3. Now connect the negative cale to both cars, again it does not matter in which order.
4. Ensure all the clamps r secure, the terminals r clean & the clamps can not contact each other.
5. Start the donor car (the one that is not flat) & let it tick over for a couple of minutes to allow some charge to get to the battery of the dead car.
6. Leave the donor car running & try to start the dead car, u may have to give the donor car some revs to put a bit more life into the dead car is battery. If all is well it should start.
7. Leave both cars like this for a few mins then disconnect the cables, negative first from both cars taking care not to let the clamps come in contact with each other.

If u just connected the jump leads to a car that was dead from a car with a healthy charge with the engine running the huge amount of volts that r thrown at the dead car is electrical system can damage delicate components such as ecus so it is not recommended.

To use a Xsara Picasso for jump starting, there is a jump start post under the bonnet under a plastic cover on the passenger side of the engine bay for the positive lead. For the negative lead use the bonnet catch.

Anytime you jump start a car you risk blowing the voltage regulator in your alternator.