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Ch e ck ing and filling
Always read and heed all WARNINGS be low
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in Working on the bottery on
page 218.
.,. Turn off the ignit ion and a ll elect rical con-
sumers .
.,. Make sure the area is well venti lated when
you charge the battery.
.,. Open the engine hood ¢
page 207.
.,. Open the cover on the positive pole
¢ fig. 183 .
.,. Connect the charger connectors accord ing to
the instructions to the j ump st art bolts.
(Bolts under the cover= "positive" , Bolts
with hex head= "negative") .
.,. Only now plug the mains lead for the charg-
ing equipment into the wall outlet and turn
it on ¢ .&_.
.,. Make sure the charging rate is not over
30 amps/ 14. 8 Volt.
.,. When the battery is fully charged: Turn the
charging equ ipment off and remove the
mains lead from the wall outlet .
.,. Now remove the clamps for the charg ing
equipment.
.,. Close t he cover on the posit ive po le.
.,. Close the hood
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A discharged batte ry can freeze at tempera-
tures of on ly 32 ° F (0 °C). Allow a frozen bat-
tery to thaw completely before attempt ing to
charge it ¢
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Howeve r, we recommend not
using a thawed battery again because the bat-
tery cas ing can be cracked d ue to ice forma-
tion and can leak battery acid.
Batt ery charging (Ma ximum charging rate
of 30 amp s/ 14 .8 Volt)
When charging at low voltages (e.g . with a
tr ickle charger), the battery cables do not
have to be d isconnected first. The battery
caps should
not
be opened when charging a
battery .
It is not necessary to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment.
Fast chargin g th e batt ery (charging rate
ab ove 14 .8 Volt s)
For technical reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery.
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WARNING
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Charging a battery can be dangerous .
-Always follow the operating instructions
provided by the battery charger manu-
facturer when charg ing your battery .
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex-
plode because of gas trapped in the ice.
Allow a frozen battery to thaw out f irst .
- Do not reuse batteries wh ich were fro-
zen. The battery housing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated
area. Keep away from open flame or elec-
tr ica l spark. Do not smoke. Hydrogen gas
generated by the battery is explos ive .
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or d isconnect charger cab les
while the charger is ope rat ing .
- Fast charging a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted
by a compe-
tent techn ician wit h the proper equip-
ment.
- Battery acid that may sp ill dur ing cha rg-
ing should be washed off wit h a solut ion
of warm water and baking soda to neu -
tralize the acid.
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Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to
start the eng ine. Th is will seriously dam-
age sensitive e lectronic components, such
as contro l units, re lays, radio, etc., as well
as the battery charger.
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