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DEAD BATTERY
NOT AN EASY JUMP
WHEN RETURNING FROM VACATION TO A DEAD BATTERY, SCOTCH HELPS.
FEATURE CONTRIBUTOR JIM RAND
Now here is the rest of the story. After completing my sojourn around Florida in early March, I returned to K.C. My on the road schedule was originally planned for a shorter time frame. But after watching the Weather Channel and seeing the prediction of North Pole-like temperatures infiltrating Kansas City, I decided to extend my fun in the sun.
When I did arrive home, the first order of business was to unpack and clean up the RV. Once that was completed, I visited my Porsche in a protected but not heated garage. Twisting the ignition key generated no response. Not a total surprise. Given the length of time that it had not been started, and the extreme cold weather that had savaged the area, I thought I was prepared for this response.
This was not going to be a problem. I would just flick the front
bonnet lever and hook up a battery charger to the lifeless battery. But the lever refused to complete its mission. Now things were getting a little more serious.
After a few phone calls and a visit to YouTube, I discovered this to be a situation many Porsche owners had stumbled into before. A YouTube video layed out a simple rescue plan. In the driver’s footwell in most newer models, a large plastic panel protects a collection of fuses. After removing said panel, a red fuse like component was discovered. Right there, Porsche has a nice
little yellow plastic fuse puller. The YouTube guy says “Grab the red with the yellow and gently pull it out approximately an inch.”
On the side of the red object were brass looking pieces of metal. I was to attach a positive jumper box cable to that, and the negative ground to
a metal door hinge. Powered on, I
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