Nissan X-Trail 2024 Owners Manual
8.4.2.5. Jump starting
To start your engine with a booster battery, the instructions and precautions below must be followed.
If done incorrectly, jump starting can lead to a battery explosion, resulting in severe injury or death. It could also damage your vehicle.
Explosive hydrogen gas is always present in the vicinity of the battery. Keep all sparks and flames away from the battery.
Do not allow battery fluid to come into contact with eyes, skin, clothing or painted surfaces. Battery fluid is a corrosive sulphuric acid solution which can cause severe burns. If the fluid should come into contact with anything, immediately flush the contacted area with water.
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
The booster battery must be rated at 12 volts. Use of an improperly rated battery can damage your vehicle.
Whenever working on or near a battery, always wear suitable eye protectors (for example, goggles or industrial safety spectacles) and remove rings, metal bands, or any other jewellery. Do not lean over the battery when jump starting.
Do not attempt to jump start a frozen battery. It could explode and cause serious injury.
Your vehicle has an automatic engine cooling fan. It could come on at any time. Keep hands and other objects away from it.
This vehicle has 2 batteries, a 12-volt battery (main) and a Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery (auxiliary). The engine cannot be started if the main battery is discharged. Apply the following procedure to the main battery to jump start the engine.
When connecting the jumper cables, it is required to use the booster vehicle equipped with the 12-volt battery. If the cables are connected to the battery at the rate of more than 12 volts, the vehicle may be damaged when the cables are connected incorrectly.
Always follow the instructions below. Failure to do so could result in damage to the charging system and cause personal injury.
If the booster battery is in another vehicle (B), position the two vehicles ((A) and (B)) to bring their batteries into close proximity to each other.
Do not allow the two vehicles to touch.
Apply the parking brake.
Push the park button to engage the P (Park) position.
Switch off all unnecessary electrical systems (headlights, heater, air conditioner, etc.).
Connect jumper cables in the sequence as illustrated ((1) → (2) → (3) → (4)).
Always connect positive (+) to positive (+) and negative (−) to body ground (for example, as illustrated), not to the battery.
Make sure the jumper cables do not touch moving parts in the engine compartment and that the cable clamps do not contact any other metal.
Start the engine of the booster vehicle (B) and let it run for a few minutes.
Keep the engine speed of the booster vehicle (B) at about 2,000 rpm, and start the engine of the vehicle (A) being jump started.
Do not keep the starter motor engaged for more than 10 seconds. If the engine does not start right away, place the ignition switch in the OFF position and wait 10 seconds before trying again.
After starting your engine, carefully disconnect the negative cable and then the positive cable ((4) → (3) → (2) → (1)).
Use the special 12-volt battery (main battery) that is enhanced in regard to the charge-discharge capacity and life performance. Avoid using a non-special battery for this vehicle as this may cause early deterioration of the battery or a malfunction of the Stop/Start and the Smart simple hybrid systems. For the battery, it is recommended to use Genuine NISSAN parts. For more information, contact a NISSAN dealer or qualified worksho