Battery Recharging - Fiat Panda Owner's Handbook Manual

BATTERY RECHARGING

GETTING TO KNOW
IMPORTANT The battery recharging procedure is
YOUR CAR
given as information only. You are advised to contact
a Fiat Dealership to have this operation performed.
Low amperage slow recharging for approximately
SAFETY
24 hours is advised. Charging for a longer time may
damage the battery.
STARTING AND
VERSIONS WITHOUT Start&Stop SYSTEM
DRIVING
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Charge the battery as follows:
❒ disconnect the negative battery terminal;
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
❒ connect the charger cables to the battery
terminals, observing the polarity;
❒ turn on the charger;
IN AN
❒ when it is recharged, turn the charger off before
EMERGENCY
disconnecting it from the battery;
❒ reconnect the negative battery terminal.
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
176
VERSIONS WITH Start&Stop SYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Charge the battery as follows:
❒ disconnect the connector A fig. 145 (pressing the
button B) from the sensor C monitoring the
battery conditions, on the negative pole D of the
battery;
❒ connect the positive cable of the battery charger
to the positive battery terminal E and the negative
cable to sensor terminal D as shown;
❒ turn on the battery charger. At the end of the
charging process, switch the battery charger off;
❒ after having disconnected the battery charger,
reconnect connector A fig. 145 to the sensor C as
shown.