Jump start a car using a Renault Laguna 3

Turtle-TM · 08-12-2014 9:34am #1

Hi all, quick one hopefully, I have a Laguna 3, 1.5dci, and need to jump another car using mine. Only problem is the battery connectors are not really accesable, as in the clamps seem to be recessed so I can't get a connection with the jump leads.

Has anyone got any experience with this?

Foxhole Norman · 08-12-2014 10:27am

I had this problem with my dad's Mondeo, just get the positive connected and ground it off any bit of metal in the bay.

Turtle-TM · 08-12-2014 10:29am

So get the positive connected to the dead car, then ground the negative to the bay of the dead car? I tried that the other day, the problem is that there's no way that I can see to get the clamps onto the battery. I'll post a pic in a min, might help.

Turtle-TM · 08-12-2014 10:43am

Foxhole Norman · 08-12-2014 10:44am

Turtle-TM wrote: »

So get the positive connected to the dead car, then ground the negative to the bay of the dead car? I tried that the other day, the problem is that there's no way that I can see to get the clamps onto the battery. I'll post a pic in a min, might help.

Yeah, connecting your positive to his positive and then you can connect your negative to any metal part of the body/Bay, that worked for me anyway.

Cheensbo · 08-12-2014 10:58am

Put the + lead onto the bar with the 2 bolts in it that's on top of the clamp on battery terminal It'll do the same job as clamping around the terminal itself.

Also seems you can do the same on the neg side too.

Sorry I'm on my phone can't give you a picture with an arrow..

Turtle-TM · 08-12-2014 1:22pm

Got it working. The ridged tab on the positive side is where you put the positive lead, attaching the negative to the screws from the other terminal seemed to work. Had to attach to the negative point on the dead battery for it to charge. Some guides I read said earth it, some said attach to the battery. (Yes I read a guide to jump start a car!! I usually call the AA when it's my car)

lway · 10-12-2014 12:03pm

Turtle-TM wrote: »

(Yes I read a guide to jump start a car!! I usually call the AA when it's my car)

Well if you have AA Roadside Assist then they'll come and jumpstart the other car for you if you say you are a passenger in it. Your Membership also covers cars you are a passenger in, have gotten herself's car jump started by the AA this way as i'm a member.

Jump start a car using a Renault Laguna 3

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