"Lighting up"
Connecting with auxiliary drives from a charged to a discharged battery is just as dangerous for the electronic components of your R19 as, for example, fast charging the battery with the battery cables connected. You should buy yourself a special "wire for connecting the starter to the auxiliary battery" to protect the electronics in your car. With such wires, the electronics will be protected from dangerous loads.
1. The car from which you will be "jump-starting" must drive up to your Renault 19 so close that you can extend the cables to the batteries of both cars.
2. Check that all electrical consumers in your vehicle are switched off.
3. Connect one wire to both positive terminals of the batteries.
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4. Connect one end of the other wire first to the negative terminal of someone else's charged battery, and then connect the other end of the wire in the engine compartment of your "discharged" car, either to clean metal, such as directly to the engine, or to the negative terminal of the discharged battery.
5. Start the auxiliary vehicle engine and run it at high speed so that the generator produces sufficient voltage.
6. If your car's engine does not start, give the starter a chance to cool down. After a while of the "charging" car's engine running, your battery will be recharged a little.
7. When disconnecting wires, first remove the negative terminal of another charged battery.
Pushing a car to start the engine
With the help of two assistants, you can start a Renault 19 with a petrol engine and a manual transmission and an engine in good condition by pushing it.
1. Turn on the ignition.
2. Engage first gear. In higher gears, the generator will spin too slowly to produce enough electrical current.
3. Press the clutch pedal and push the car until it accelerates.
4. Quickly release the clutch. The engine will begin to turn over and should start.
5. When starting, immediately press the clutch pedal with your foot and add gas.
Towing a car
For towing, choose a person who already has similar experience to avoid accidents in case of an unsuccessful attempt. With the help of towing, you can even start a diesel without preheating. When towing, you need to drive a fairly large distance to start a diesel (with the clutch engaged), before the diesel engine starts to work, smoking heavily and vibrating.
Remember: when the engine is not running, the brake booster and power steering do not work.
1. Turn on the ignition, select 2nd gear and press the clutch pedal with your foot.
2. The towing vehicle should start moving slowly.
3. At a speed of about 15 km/h, slowly release the clutch pedal, while keeping your right hand on the parking brake lever to avoid crashing into the towing vehicle.
4. If the engine starts, press the clutch pedal with your foot and add gas.
5. Signal the other driver.
6. Turn off the gear, release the clutch.
7. Apply the parking brake gently.