How To Jump Start Your 2010 Porsche Cayenne

How To Jump Start Your 2010 Porsche Cayenne (Highlights)

If the battery is flat in your 2010 Porsche Cayenne, jumper cables can be used together with the battery of another vehicle to jump start the car or to supply external power to the vehicle. 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 in your 2010 Porsche Cayenne.

WARNING

Risk of damage and injury as a result of a short circuit.

  • Use only standard jumper cables 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.

Procedure

The flat battery must be properly connected to the vehicle's electrical system in the 2010 Porsche Cayenne.

  1. Remove cover for jump starting terminals.Remove cover for jump lead starting terminal, 2010 Porsche Cayenne
  2. Removing the cover: Open protective cover on the positive terminal -+- for jump lead starting (arrow A).
    Jump Start Points Location And Access 2010 Porsche Cayenne. Protective cover on positive terminal for jump-lead starting
  3. Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal for emergency jump starting (+) in your 2010 Porsche Cayenne , then to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the power.
  4. First, connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power, then to the designated ground point for jump-lead starting in your 2010 Porsche Cayenne.
  5. Have the engine of the vehicle supplying the power run at a higher speed.
  6. Start engine in you 2010 Porsche Cayenne. Do not spend longer than 15 seconds trying to start the vehicle with the jumper cables - after 15 seconds have elapsed, wait for at least one minute. Before removing the cables turn on your heater and fan to maximum, and also, turn on your rear defrost to avoid voltage spikes when removing the cables.
  7. Disconnect the two jumper cables  in reverse sequence when the engine is running.
  8. Close protective cover (arrow B).
  9. Position the cover.Position Jump Starting Points Cover 2010 Porsche Cayenne

Additional Notes From Sparky Express Related To Jump Starting Your 2010 Porsche Cayenne

If the jump starting procedure of your 2010 Porsche Cayenne is performed using a booster pack instead of jumper cables, please make sure that your booster pack meets the following conditions:

  • The booster pack must have at least the same CCA as the battery in your Porsche Cayenne.
  • It must be equipped be spark free and surge protected.
  • It must have reverse polarity protection and warning.
  • It must be fully charged.

For someone who hasn't performed the jump start procedure on a 2010 Porsche Cayenne, all this could appear complicated. Please perform everything exactly as described, do not cut corners, do not guess. Call a qualified roadside assistance provider to assist you if needed!

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