Opel Corsa: Vehicle care / Jump starting
Do not start with quick charger.
A vehicle with a discharged vehicle
battery can be started using jump
leads and the vehicle battery of
another vehicle.
Warning
Be extremely careful when starting
with jump leads. Any deviation
from the following instructions can
lead to injuries or damage caused
by battery explosion or damage to
the electrical systems of both
vehicles.
Warning
Avoid contact of the battery with
eyes, skin, fabrics and painted
surfaces. The fluid contains
sulphuric acid which can cause
injuries and damage in the event
of direct contact.
- Never expose the vehicle battery
to naked flames or sparks.
- A discharged vehicle battery can
already freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen battery
before connecting jump leads.
- Wear eye protection and
protective clothing when
handling a battery.
- Use a booster battery with the
same voltage (12 V). Its capacity
(Ah) must not be much less than
that of the discharged vehicle
battery.
- Use jump leads with insulated
terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm2 (25 mm2 for
diesel engines).
- Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
- Switch off all unnecessary
electrical consumers.
- Do not lean over the vehicle
battery during jump starting.
- Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.
- The vehicles must not come into
contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
- Apply the parking brake,
transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P.

Lead connection order:
- Connect the red lead to the
positive terminal of the booster
battery.
- Connect the other end of the red
lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
- Connect the black lead to the
negative terminal of the booster
battery.
- Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine:
- Start the engine of the vehicle
providing the jump.
- After 5 minutes, start the other
engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than
15 seconds at an interval of
1 minute.
- Allow both engines to idle for
approx. 3 minutes with the leads
connected.
- Switch on the needed electrical
consumers e.g. headlights,
heated rear window.
- Reverse above sequence exactly
when removing leads.
The damaged full size wheel can be
stowed in the spare wheel well. To
secure the wheel:
Remove centre cap with the brand
emblem by pushing from the
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Other information:
Service information
In order to ensure economical and
safe vehicle operation and to
maintain the value of your vehicle, it
is of vital importance that all
maintenance work is carried out at the
proper intervals as specified.
The detailed, up-to-date service
schedule for your vehicle is available
at the workshop.
Severe operating conditions exist if
one or more of the following
circumstanc..
Exterior light
illuminates green.
Low beam
illuminates green.
High beam
illuminates blue.
High beam assist
illuminates green.
LED headlights
illuminates and a warning
message is displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
Front fog lights
illuminates green.
Rear fog light
illuminates yellow...