How To Jump Start 2010 Porsche Cayman, Highlights
Here are a few quick steps that will help you jump start your 2010 Porsche Cayman.
Jump Starting A 2010 Porsche Cayman, Preliminary Steps
In the event of a flat battery in your vehicle, the release motors of both lids can be supplied with power through the power feed via a battery jump lead.
- An emergency power contact, coloured red for identification, is located on the fuse box in the driver's footwell.
- This emergency power contact, to which the positive jump lead is connected, can be pulled out of the fuse box by approx. 3 cm. Connect your positive (red) cable here (A).
- Connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power, then to the ground point (B).
- The power supply is switched to the release motors by a change-over relay (mini-relay), located behind the fuse box.
- Now the servomotors for the front and rear covers can be operated.
- If the vehicle is locked (alarm protected), the alarm will sound if the jumper lead is connected.
- Turn off alarm system by locking and then unlocking the door lock.
General warning notes
Warning notes for external power connection, jump lead starting WARNING Improper handling of jump leads.
- Risk of explosion as a result of electrolytic gas. - Danger of injury from short circuit.
- Risk of damage to the vehicle's electrical system, e.g. control modules. - Risk of causticisation.
- Keep ignition sources away from the battery, e.g. naked flames, lit cigarettes or sparking from wire contact.
- A frozen battery must always be thawed before connecting just leads.
- Use only standard jump leads with a sufficiently wide cross section and fully insulated terminal clamps. Observe the cable manufacturer's specifications.
- Route the jump leads so that they cannot become entangled in moving parts in the engine compartment.
- No contact is allowed between the vehicles, otherwise electricity could flow as soon as the positive terminal is connected.
Jump Starting Your 2010 Porsche Cayman, Final Steps
Both batteries must be 12 V batteries. The capacity (Ah) of the battery supplying the power must not be significantly lower than that of the flat battery. The flat battery must be properly connected to the vehicle electrical system.Now that you have released the lids, you are ready to jump start your 2010 Porsche Cayman as follows:
- Open the turn-lock fasteners (A) of the battery cover and remove cover.
- First connect the positive cable to the positive terminal of the recipient battery, then to the positive terminal of the donor battery.
- Then, connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the donor battery, then to a suitable ground point on the recipient car.
- A suitable ground point can be e.g. one specially for jump starts, a solid metal component or the engine block. The ground point should be as far away from the battery as possible. If a suitable ground point is only present in the donor vehicle, then first connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the recipient battery and then to the ground point of the donor vehicle. If neither vehicle has a ground point, first connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the donor battery, then carefully to the negative terminal of the recipient battery.
- Have the engine of the vehicle supplying the power run at a higher speed.
- Start engine. Do not spend longer than 15 seconds trying to start the vehicle with the jump leads - after 15 seconds have elapsed, wait for at least one minute. Before disconnecting the jump leads, switch on high electrical loads in the recipient vehicle, e.g. rear window heater and interior blower, in order to reduce any voltage peaks on disconnection. The light must not be turned on.
- Disconnect the two jump leads in reverse sequence when the engine is running.
- Put on the battery cover and secure by means of the two turn-lock fasteners (A).
We highly recommend using quality jumper cables and not taking any shortcuts while jumpstarting your 2010 Porsche Cayman. If the procedure doesn't work or seems too complicated for you, please contact a roadside assistance provider qualified for this job and with proper equipment, to assist you in this procedure!