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The green and black colour displays are only of use to the Technical
Service Centre as they facilitate battery diagnosis.
C C h h a a r r g g i i n n g g t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y
Before charging, switch off the engine and all electrical consumers.
When charging with a low current (e.g. with a small charger) the
battery cables need not normally be taken off. The instructions
from the battery charger manufacturer must, however, be noted.
In order to connect the positive cable, the cover of the fuse holder
on the battery must first be moved to the side
Before q q u u i i c c k k c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g , that is charging with a high current, both
battery cables must be disconnected.
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
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K K e e e e p p c c h h i i l l d d r r e e n n a a w w a a y y f f r r o o m m t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y , , t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y a a c c i i d d a a n n d d t t h h e e c c h h a a r r g g e e r r . .
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O O n n l l y y c c h h a a r r g g e e t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y i i n n a a w w e e l l l l v v e e n n t t i i l l a a t t e e d d r r o o o o m m . . D D o o n n o o t t s s m m o o k k e e a a n n d d
a a l l l l o o w w n n o o n n a a k k e e d d f f l l a a m m e e s s o o r r e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c s s p p a a r r k k s s n n e e a a r r t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y , , a a s s a a h h i i g g h h l l y y
e e x x p p l l o o s s i i v v e e g g a a s s i i s s p p r r o o d d u u c c e e d d w w h h i i l l s s t t t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y i i s s b b e e i i n n g g c c h h a a r r g g e e d d . .
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P P r r o o t t e e c c t t y y o o u u r r e e y y e e s s a a n n d d f f a a c c e e . . D D o o n n o o t t b b e e n n d d o o v v e e r r t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y . .
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S S h h o o u u l l d d a a c c i i d d c c o o m m e e i i n n t t o o c c o o n n t t a a c c t t w w i i t t h h t t h h e e e e y y e e s s o o r r s s k k i i n n , , r r i i n n s s e e f f o o r r s s e e v v e e r r a a l l
m m i i n n u u t t e e s s u u s s i i n n g g c c l l e e a a r r w w a a t t e e r r . . Y Y o o u u s s h h o o u u l l d d t t h h e e n n s s e e e e k k m m e e d d i i c c a a l l a a s s s s i i s s t t a a n n c c e e
i i m m m m e e d d i i a a t t e e l l y y . .
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F F a a s s t t c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g a a b b a a t t t t e e r r y y i i s s v v e e r r y y d d a a n n g g e e r r o o u u s s . . F F o o r r t t h h i i s s r r e e a a s s o o n n , , i i t t s s h h o o u u l l d d o o n n l l y y
b b e e d d o o n n e e a a t t a a T T e e c c h h n n i i c c a a l l S S e e r r v v i i c c e e C C e e n n t t r r e e , , a a s s s s p p e e c c i i a a l l e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t a a n n d d s s k k i i l l l l s s a a r r e e
r r e e q q u u i i r r e e d d . .
Safety First
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Controls and equipment
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G ( ( c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d ) )
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N N e e v v e e r r c c h h a a r r g g e e a a f f r r o o z z e e n n b b a a t t t t e e r r y y . . R R i i s s k k o o f f e e x x p p l l o o s s i i o o n n ! ! A A f f r r o o z z e e n n b b a a t t t t e e r r y y m m u u s s t t b b e e
t t h h a a w w e e d d o o u u t t b b e e f f o o r r e e c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g . .
W W e e r r e e c c o o m m m m e e n n d d t t h h a a t t b b a a t t t t e e r r i i e e s s s s h h o o u u l l d d n n o o l l o o n n g g e e r r b b e e u u s s e e d d a a f f t t e e r r
t t h h a a w w i i n n g g , , a a s s t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y h h o o u u s s i i n n g g c c o o u u l l d d h h a a v v e e s s p p l l i i t t i i n n s s i i d d e e b b e e c c a a u u s s e e o o f f
i i c c e e f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n , , a a n n d d t t h h e e a a c c i i d d m m a a y y l l e e a a k k o o u u t t . .
• When charging the battery do not remove caps.
• The main cables of the charger should not be connected until the
clips of the charger have been properly secured to the battery
terminals:
red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= positive
black, brown or blue . . . .= negative
• After charging the battery, first switch off the charger and
disconnect the main cables. Then disconnect the clips of the
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charger from the battery.
Tips and Maintenance
Checking and refilling
Technical Data
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