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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[cuttysark]

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.

Wondering if you guys have some advice - recently the van wouldn’t start (after only a couple of days at a campsite which was strange. Had to call AA and the technician helped me jump it but connected his power pack directly to the positive and negative terminals on the battery. Reading this thread and the responses has me worried as apparently we aren’t supposed to connect directly to the negative terminal? The van seems to be running normally at the moment but will the jump have damaged the current monitoring module?

Thanks all and hope the thread revive is okay (figured it’d be relevant)

 

[WelshGas]

Wondering if you guys have some advice - recently the van wouldn’t start (after only a couple of days at a campsite which was strange. Had to call AA and the technician helped me jump it but connected his power pack directly to the positive and negative terminals on the battery. Reading this thread and the responses has me worried as apparently we aren’t supposed to connect directly to the negative terminal? The van seems to be running normally at the moment but will the jump have damaged the current monitoring module?

Thanks all and hope the thread revive is okay (figured it’d be relevant)

No it won’t.
By connecting directly to the battery poles you bypass the battery monitor module.
If charging then the vehicle won’t know what power is going into battery so the Intelligent Alternator and battery charging electronics may take a few starts to work out the state of play. Stop/Start may not work for a while.
Jump starting is more short term.

 

[cuttysark]

No it won’t.
By connecting directly to the battery poles you bypass the battery monitor module.
If charging then the vehicle won’t know what power is going into battery so the Intelligent Alternator and battery charging electronics may take a few starts to work out the state of play. Stop/Start may not work for a while.
Jump starting is more short term.

Thank you!