Jump-starting -> Jump-start terminals, 1.8 liter engine for Your Volkswagen Jetta 4 Door Sixth Generation (2011-2018)

Jump-start terminals, 1.8 liter engine  
Fig. 179 In the engine compartment (1.8 liter engine): Positive jump-start terminal + and negative jump-start  
terminal -.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Vehicles with a 1.8 liter engine have jump-start terminals in the engine compartment. For details on  
jump-starting your vehicle, see,Using jumper cables.  
Using jumper cables  
Fig. 180 Diagram for attaching the jumper cables: Dead battery 1 and booster battery 2.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
The dead battery must be properly connected to the vehicle's electrical system.  
Make certain that the vehicles are not touching each other. Otherwise, electric current could flow as  
soon as the positive terminals (+) are connected. Use longer jumper cables if necessary.  
The clamps on the jumper cables must have good contact to bare metal on the battery terminals.  
If the engine does not start, stop the process after 10 seconds and repeat after about 1 minute.  
The procedure for attaching and for removing the jumper cables is described below. Perform each of  
the following steps only in the order described, which follow the letters shown in the illustration  
⇒ꢀfig. 180 A – B – C – D.  
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