Seat TOLEDO Owner's Manual page 214

CAUTION
In vehicles fitted with the "Start-Stop" sys-
tem, the charger cable cannot be directly con-
nected to the negative terminal of the vehicle
battery but must be attached to the engine
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Disconnecting and connecting the
battery
The following functions will either be inoper-
ative or will not work properly after discon-
necting and reconnecting the battery:
Function
Setting the clock
The multifunction display data
is deleted
Note
We recommend having the vehicle checked by
an authorised SEAT dealer to guarantee the
correct working order of all electrical sys-
tems.
Replacing the battery
A replacement battery must have the same
capacity, voltage, current rating and size as
the original. The appropriate types of battery
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can be acquired from authorised SEAT deal-
ers.
We recommend having the battery changed
by an authorised SEAT dealer, where the new
battery will be correctly installed and the
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original disposed of in line with regulations.
Automatic disconnection of electrical
equipment
When heavily-charging a battery, the pro-
gramme selected by the electrical system
control unit prevents the battery from auto-
matically discharging. This may result in the
Installation following:
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page 97 ● Increase in idling speed so that the alterna-
tor can supply more current to the electrical
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page 99 system.
● The performance of certain electrical com-
ponents could be limited or some may switch
off temporarily, e.g. the heated seats, the
heated rear window, the 12 V power socket.
Note
Despite any measures taken by the control
unit, the battery could drain. e.g. with the en-
gine is switched off, the key is turned in the
ignition for a long period or the side lights or
parking lights are switched on. The switching
off of certain electrical components does not
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impair driving comfort and often the driver
will not even notice.