Where do you clamp the negative jump lead on your V70 ?

[stuart bowes]

Originally Posted by JJD1

it is advisable to wear protective glasses

riight.. and Hi vis, mark of the area with protective barriers and put an anti-slip mat on the floor..

I suppose having read it I will have to do it the 'right way' from now on but I reserve the right to make cynical comments about health and safety while doing so

[JJD1]

Originally Posted by stuart bowes

riight.. and Hi vis, mark of the area with protective barriers and put an anti-slip mat on the floor..

I suppose having read it I will have to do it the 'right way' from now on but I reserve the right to make cynical comments about health and safety while doing so

SO true..... But the company lawyers will have been all over the info making sure they cover their ass for any possible litigation

[stuart bowes]

Exactly lol therein lies the reason for a lot of what they say, when really we all know just connect plus to plus and minus to minus, rev the donor, start the flat one, done

[marcb]

No issue with going to the battery to jump start but on the V70 it's just a lot more convenient to use the engine bay and Volvo has kindly provided a positive connection point by the fuse box.

Also, if the central locking won't work you can't get the tailgate open...

And take my advice - don't keep your jump leads where they are hard to get at in the cargo bay.

Also you don't need another car - I have an old battery charged up that I just carry out to the car that does the job although it usually does nothing first time and reconnecting the negative then puts it right.

Then if you're going somewhere fine otherwise you have to drive around like a twit wasting fuel to give the battery a charge.

[JJD1]

Originally Posted by marcb

No issue with going to the battery to jump start but on the V70 it's just a lot more convenient to use the engine bay and Volvo has kindly provided a positive connection point by the fuse box.

Also, if the central locking won't work you can't get the tailgate open...

And take my advice - don't keep your jump leads where they are hard to get at in the cargo bay.

THis and then you have to undo the battery cover etc !

[JoeNinety]

OK Also V70 manual suggests using the +ve terminal and the lifting eye (-ve) under the bonnet to jump FROM another car/battery.

Me, common sense tells me to apply the power where the power comes from / goes to, that is at the battery. Even if my car is full of stuff, I still have to get to the jump cables which are in the boot space by the battery

[Georgeandkira]

There's more to know about jumping today's systems than you might think.

For one thing, the electronic voltage regulators of today are not as hearty as the old "telegraph keys" some of the older members here grew up with. They're sensitive to sudden disconnections.

The simplest thing to remember is to "just take it". That means connect the donor battery without the donor car running.
You can (and I do) charge a dead battery with a running car but I do not crank the dead car with the donor running.

And yes, I sure have done it "wrong" a 100 times but most of that 100 was before cars included 20 or more damn low-voltage processors.

Just one added step to avoid frying expensive components? I'll do that.

BONUS: Read up on AGM batteries before you go out and buy one. There's a higher, almost unavoidable, likelihood of damage if you overlook some of the caveats.

[marcb]

Originally Posted by JoeNinety

OK Also V70 manual suggests using the +ve terminal and the lifting eye (-ve) under the bonnet to jump FROM another car/battery.

Me, common sense tells me to apply the power where the power comes from / goes to, that is at the battery. Even if my car is full of stuff, I still have to get to the jump cables which are in the boot space by the battery

Ah, lifting eye - is that what that bracket thing is. Lifting what?

The positive terminal under the bonnet is a direct connection to the battery and the ground is a ground so no difference.

[marcb]

Originally Posted by Georgeandkira

The simplest thing to remember is to "just take it". That means connect the donor battery without the donor car running.
You can (and I do) charge a dead battery with a running car but I do not crank the dead car with the donor running.

That's right - all the donor battery has to do is turn the engine once or twice reasonably well and the dead car will start (providing it's in good order otherwise - our V70 usually starts in a second or two with a decent battery).

As I said though first connecting a battery usually doesn't do anything and I have to disconnect and reclamp on the negative to the lifting post before it 'takes' so maybe some funny electronic issues.

[stuart bowes]

Originally Posted by marcb

Lifting what?

The engine

As in when removing from car

Or when taking weight off engine mounts I suppose