Jump starting a T6

[steve and lisa]

Hi All, we are on a French passion site in France with a flat starter battery, we have VW Assistance coming out in the morning but I am worried as when we had our handover of our new van we were told you can't jump start a T6, if you try you can do some serious damage!

Just a bit conscious who ever comes out to us in the morning won't have this knowledge?

 

[WelshGas]

Sorry but I don’t understand your concern. You have called VW Assistance.
If you look in your Handbook there is a section on starting with a flat battery. At least there is in mine.

There is nothing special about the T6 compared with any modern vehicle and I am sure VW ensure VW Assistance are trained to deal with their vehicles.

My concern would be how have you managed to flatten the starter battery?

 

[GrannyJen]

Hi All, we are on a French passion site in France with a flat starter battery, we have VW Assistance coming out in the morning but I am worried as when we had our handover of our new van we were told you can't jump start a T6, if you try you can do some serious damage!

Just a bit conscious who ever comes out to us in the morning won't have this knowledge?

I think you can be sure that the guy who comes out will have a VW approved check list and procedure to go through.

I can see no reason why a T6 should not be jump-started.

 

[Martin]

You can jump start it but you must not connect the jump leads to the negative terminal on the battery, I assume that is what you mean?

 

[AlanC]

You can jump start it but you must not connect the jump leads to the negative terminal on the battery, I assume that is what you mean?

I don't understand, why not?

It is usual to connect the jump leads terminal to terminal careful to avoid touching the body in the process.
It is, after all, connecting a healthy supply in parallel.
I have always done it this way and the RAC did the same to my van a couple of years ago.

Alan

 

[Loz]

I don't understand, why not?

It is usual to connect the jump leads terminal to terminal careful to avoid touching the body in the process.
It is, after all, connecting a healthy supply in parallel.
I have always done it this way and the RAC did the same to my van a couple of years ago.

Alan

The negative terminal has a current monitoring module attached so the jump lead needs to be attached to the negative jump post on the body (if fitted) or to the engine itself.

 

[AlanC]

The negative terminal has a current monitoring module attached so the jump lead needs to be attached to the negative jump post on the body (if fitted) or to the engine itself.

Ahh. Probably a model related item then.

I can't look at the moment, but I am pretty certain that on my 2010 battery it is just a normal battery clamp and some cables on both terminals.

Alan

 

[DM]

You can jump start it but you must not connect the jump leads to the negative terminal on the battery, I assume that is what you mean?

So where should the -ve lead be attached. I cannot see an obvious earth post anywhere near the battery.

 

[Nik_campervan]

Engine lifting eye would be a suitable ground or engine mount bolt.

 

[Perfectos]

So where should the -ve lead be attached. I cannot see an obvious earth post anywhere near the battery.

Depends how good your jump lead are .
I can get mine to attach to a bolt head securing the battery, you should look for any unpainted metal area with a good connection to the chassis , as said above,

 

[ArunAlec]

6 years! That must have topped the post revival record?

 

[Perfectos]

6 years! That must have topped the post revival record?

We love an old post revival

 

[kurienp]

We love an old post revival

I think the record is 9 years. I had made a note somewhere. Will dig it out.

Jokes apart, I think there is an issue with Tapatalk where it brings up old posts quite randomly


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