w w i i l l l l d d i i s s c c h h a a r r g g e e d d u u e e t t o o t t h h e e c c o o n n s s u u m m e e r r s s w w h h i i c c h h w w i i l l l l b b e e a a c c t t i i v v a a t t e e d d w w h h e e n n

t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e i i s s p p a a r r k k e e d d s s u u c c h h a a s s t t h h e e i i m m m m o o b b i i l l i i z z e e r r and the battery will

need to be recharged.

N N o o t t e e

Take note of the warnings on page 193 when working on the battery.

Winter driving

C C a a u u t t i i o o n n

If the vehicle will be stationary for a longer period of time protect the battery

from icing to avoid thawing and damage.

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 engine and all electrical consumers.

When charging with a low current (i.e. with a small battery charger)

it is generally not necessary to take off the battery cables.

Instructions from the battery charger manufacturer must, however,

be followed.

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 high current, both

cables must be disconnected.

Safety First

Controls and equipment

W W A A R R N N I I N N G G

• • 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 , , 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 . .

• • O O n n l l y y c c h h a a r r g g 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 v v o o i i d d

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 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 e e

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 . .

• • 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 . .

• • 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 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 w w i i t t h h w w a a t t e e r r . . 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 . .

• • 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 d d a a n n g g e e r r o o u u s s a a n n d d 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 n n e e e e d d e e d d . .

• • 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 ! ! E E v v e e n n w w h h e e n n t t h h a a w w e e d d i i t t

c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e s s t t o o b b e e d d a a n n g g e e r r o o u u s s a a s s a a c c i i d d m m a a y y l l e e a a k k w w h h i i c c h h i i s s c c o o r r r r o o s s i i v v e e . . I I f f t t h h e e

b b a a t t t t e e r r y y f f r r e e e e z z e e s s r r e e p p l l a a c c e e i i t t . .

W W e e r r e e c c o o m m m m e e n n d d n n o o t t t t o o u u s s e e a a t t h h a a w w e e d d b b a a t t t t e e r r y y 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 d d u u e e t t o o 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 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 battery do not remove caps.

• The main cables of the charger should only be connected once

the charger clips 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 cable. Then disconnect the charger clips from

the battery.

Tips and Maintenance

Checking and refilling

Technical Data