Charging Your Battery; Inside Vehicle - DieHard 200.713101 Owner's Manual

• When usingAUTOMATICchargerates,
the LEDwill cycle on and off indicating
the chargeris maintainingthe battery's
state-of-charge.
CHARGING YOUR BAI-I'ERY
Charging your battery inside
the vehicle:
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Arrange the power cord and charg-
ing leads carefully to avoid damage
that could be caused by the hood,
door, or moving engine parts.
Keep clear of fan blades, belts,
pulleys, and other parts that can
cause injury.
Check the polarity of the battery
posts as indicated on the battery
case: POSITIVE (POS, P, or +) and
NEGATIVE (NEG. N or-). NOTE:
The positive post on top-post
batteries is usually larger than the
negative post.
Identify which battery post is the
ground or connected to the chassis.
THE NEGATIVE POST IS
NORMALLY THE ONE THAT IS
GROUNDED.
To charge a negative grounded
post system: Connect the red
(POSITIVE) battery charger clamp
to the ungrounded POSITIVE
(POS, P, +) post of the battery.
Rock or twist the clamps back
and forth to make a solid connection.
Then connect the black (NEGATIVE
clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal
part of the chassis or engine block,
away from the battery. DO NOT
connect clamp to carburetor, fuel
lines or sheet metal parts. (See
Figure A.)
To charge a positive grounded
post system: Connect the black
(NEGATIVE) battery charger clamp
to the ungrounded NEGATIVE
(NEG, N, -) post of the battery. Then
connect the red (POSITIVE) clamp
to a heavy, unpainted metal part of
the chassis or engine block, away
from the battery. DO NOT connect
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NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
Figure A
clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or
sheet metal parts. IMPORTANT:
Wear safety glasses and turn face
away from the battery when making
connections.
For automatic charging, select
AUTOMATIC DEEP CYCLE or
AUTOMATIC REGULAR as a
charge type then, select a charge
rate. The charger will stop charging
when the battery is fully charged.
For manual charging, select MANUAL
as a charge type then select a
charge rate. The charger will not
stop charging when the battery is
fully charged--you must monitor and
unplug charger when battery is fully
charged. Avoid over charging,
monitor the AMMETER frequently
when in the MANUAL mode.
Plug the power cord into an
AC outlet.
When the battery is fully charged, in
the MANUAL mode, the AMMETER
pointer will fall to about half the
charge rate selected. For specific
positions, refer to the "Ammeter"
section in "Using Your Battery
Charger" on page 6.
When the battery is fully charged,
first unplug the charger power cord.
Then, standing away from the
battery, remove the charger clamp
from the chassis first, then from the
battery post.
Clean and store the battery charger
in a dry location.