The message <1140386101.933520.177810@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>
from ktdiedrich@yahoo.com contains these words:

> The battery really is under the back seat in case anyone else can't
> find theirs. The manual says it's under the plenum cover by the
> windshield but it isn't on my car. So they must have built '98 A6 both
> ways.

I think you'll find that diesels have the battery in the engine bay,
petrol models have it under the back seat.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

 

The message <1140386101.933520.177810@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>
from ktdiedrich@yahoo.com contains these words:

> The battery really is under the back seat in case anyone else can't
> find theirs. The manual says it's under the plenum cover by the
> windshield but it isn't on my car. So they must have built '98 A6 both
> ways.

I think you'll find that diesels have the battery in the engine bay,
petrol models have it under the back seat.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

 

Skip,
Actually, hooking jumper cables up to the good battery, and then to the
terminals on the dead battery will result in sparking witch may detonate the
hydrogen gas in the dead battery (BOOM! + flying acid = new face transplant
recipient). I always hook the positive terminal up, and then complete the
circuit by connecting to a ground some distance away from the battery. From
www.exide.com:
How do I jump-start a car with a dead battery?

Remember: All batteries contain acid and can cause injury if not regarded as
dangerous.
1- Wear proper eye and skin protection.
2- Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal of the discharged
battery.
3- Connect the other end of the same cable to the positive post on the
boosting vehicle's battery.
4- Connect the negative (black) cable to the negative post of the booster
battery.
5- Make final jumper cable connection to the engine block of the stalled
vehicle.
6- Start disabled vehicle and disconnect cables in reverse order, taking
precautions to keep all hands, clothing, hair and cables out of all moving
parts.

Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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"Guy King" <guy.king@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The message <8WrJf.5989$_D5.394462@news20.bellglobal.com>
> from "Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> contains these words:
>
>> Important information - like don't connect both jumper cables to
>> the battery directly (risk of an explosion).
>
> No more than any other way of doing it, really.
>
> --
> Skipweasel
> You are now free to do as we tell you.

 

Skip,
Actually, hooking jumper cables up to the good battery, and then to the
terminals on the dead battery will result in sparking witch may detonate the
hydrogen gas in the dead battery (BOOM! + flying acid = new face transplant
recipient). I always hook the positive terminal up, and then complete the
circuit by connecting to a ground some distance away from the battery. From
www.exide.com:
How do I jump-start a car with a dead battery?

Remember: All batteries contain acid and can cause injury if not regarded as
dangerous.
1- Wear proper eye and skin protection.
2- Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal of the discharged
battery.
3- Connect the other end of the same cable to the positive post on the
boosting vehicle's battery.
4- Connect the negative (black) cable to the negative post of the booster
battery.
5- Make final jumper cable connection to the engine block of the stalled
vehicle.
6- Start disabled vehicle and disconnect cables in reverse order, taking
precautions to keep all hands, clothing, hair and cables out of all moving
parts.

Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
(SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)


"Guy King" <guy.king@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:313030303432373943F6E3AD94@zetnet.co.uk...
> The message <8WrJf.5989$_D5.394462@news20.bellglobal.com>
> from "Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> contains these words:
>
>> Important information - like don't connect both jumper cables to
>> the battery directly (risk of an explosion).
>
> No more than any other way of doing it, really.
>
> --
> Skipweasel
> You are now free to do as we tell you.

 

Skip,
Actually, hooking jumper cables up to the good battery, and then to the
terminals on the dead battery will result in sparking witch may detonate the
hydrogen gas in the dead battery (BOOM! + flying acid = new face transplant
recipient). I always hook the positive terminal up, and then complete the
circuit by connecting to a ground some distance away from the battery. From
www.exide.com:
How do I jump-start a car with a dead battery?

Remember: All batteries contain acid and can cause injury if not regarded as
dangerous.
1- Wear proper eye and skin protection.
2- Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal of the discharged
battery.
3- Connect the other end of the same cable to the positive post on the
boosting vehicle's battery.
4- Connect the negative (black) cable to the negative post of the booster
battery.
5- Make final jumper cable connection to the engine block of the stalled
vehicle.
6- Start disabled vehicle and disconnect cables in reverse order, taking
precautions to keep all hands, clothing, hair and cables out of all moving
parts.

Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
(SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)


"Guy King" <guy.king@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:313030303432373943F6E3AD94@zetnet.co.uk...
> The message <8WrJf.5989$_D5.394462@news20.bellglobal.com>
> from "Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> contains these words:
>
>> Important information - like don't connect both jumper cables to
>> the battery directly (risk of an explosion).
>
> No more than any other way of doing it, really.
>
> --
> Skipweasel
> You are now free to do as we tell you.