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Connecting with additional 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 one to protect the electronics in your car «wire to connect the starter to the auxiliary battery». With such wires, the electronics will be protected from dangerous loads.
1. The car you will be from «light up», must drive close enough to your Renault 19 that you can reach the cables to the batteries of both cars.
2. Check if all electric current consumers are turned off on your vehicle.
3. Connect one wire to both positive battery terminals.
4. Connect one end of the other wire first to the negative pole of someone else's charged battery, and then connect in the engine compartment of your «discharged» machine the other end of the wire, either to a bare metal, for example, directly to the engine, or to the negative pole of a discharged battery.
5. Start the support vehicle's engine and run it at a higher RPM to allow the alternator to generate sufficient voltage.
6. If your vehicle's engine does not start, allow the starter to cool. After some time of engine operation «charging» machine Your battery will be slightly recharged.
7. When disconnecting the wires, first remove the negative terminal of someone else's charged battery.
Pushing the car to start the engine
With the help of two assistants, you can start a Renault 19 with a gasoline engine and a manual transmission and an engine in good condition with «pusher».
1. Turn on the ignition.
2. Engage first gear. In higher gears, the alternator will rotate too slowly to produce enough electrical current.
3. Press the clutch pedal, push the car until it accelerates.
4. Quickly release the clutch. The engine will crank over and should start.
5. When starting, immediately press the clutch pedal with your foot and add gas.
Car towing
For towing, choose a person who already has similar experience in order to avoid accidents if the attempt is unsuccessfuhp the help of towing, you can even start a diesel without preheating. When towing, a sufficiently large distance must be traveled to start a diesel engine (with the clutch engaged), before the diesel engine, strongly smoking and vibrating, starts to work.
Remember: when the engine is not running, the brake booster and steering servo do not work.
1. Turn on the ignition, set the 2nd gear and press the clutch pedal with your foot.
2. The towing vehicle must move 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 another driver.
6. Disengage gear, release clutch.
7. Gently apply the parking brake.