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Trakehner · 02-23-2007, 01:50 PM

I watched the dealer do it to an '01 that I test drove (and did not buy). It wasn't a fuse that you charge through, rather, there is a part in the fuse box that you can attach the battery to... it's not enough to charge or jump start the car, only enough to power the electronic hood release.

On the 987, it's on the top right of the fuse box, just above where the fuse puller tool sits. If the 986 does not have a slide out piece, look for some sort of stud. It will connect with the positive bus of the fuse panel. What does your manual recommend for a dead battery/jump start?

02-23-2007, 01:50 PM	#9
Trakehner Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Prussia Posts: 13	I watched the dealer do it to an '01 that I test drove (and did not buy). It wasn't a fuse that you charge through, rather, there is a part in the fuse box that you can attach the battery to... it's not enough to charge or jump start the car, only enough to power the electronic hood release. On the 987, it's on the top right of the fuse box, just above where the fuse puller tool sits. If the 986 does not have a slide out piece, look for some sort of stud. It will connect with the positive bus of the fuse panel. What does your manual recommend for a dead battery/jump start? Last edited by Trakehner; 02-23-2007 at 02:42 PM.