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RECHARGING THE BATTERY
KNOWING YOUR
IMPORTANT The battery recharging procedure is
VEHICLE
provided for information purposes only. You are
recommended to go to a Fiat Dealership to have this
operation performed.
SAFETY
We recommend recharging the battery slowly for
approximately 24 hours at low amperage. A
prolonged recharge might damage the battery.
STARTING AND
Charge the battery as follows:
DRIVING
without Start&Stop system:
disconnect battery negative terminal;
WARNING LIGHTS
connect the charger cables to the battery
AND MESSAGES
terminals, observing the polarity;
turn on the charger;
IN AN
when you have finished, turn the charger off
EMERGENCY
before disconnecting it from the battery;
reconnect battery negative terminal.
SERVICING AND
CARE
TECHNICAL DATA
INDEX
178
with Start&Stop system: fig. 176
disconnect the quick release negative terminal A
from the dummy negative terminal B; this is
because a battery status monitoring sensor D is
fitted on the negative battery terminal C and
should never be disconnected except for when the
battery is actually replaced;
connect the positive cable of the charger to the
positive pole E of the battery and the negative
cable to the dummy negative terminal B;
turn on the charger;
when you have recharged, turn the charger off
before disconnecting it from the battery;
after disconnecting the charger, reconnect the
negative quick release negative terminal A from
the dummy pole B.
fig. 176
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