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also charge the battery with a charger rec-
ommended by smart. For more information,
please contact a qualified specialist
workshop .
Have the battery charge checked more fre-
quently if you use the vehicle mainly for
short trips or if you leave it standing idle
for a lengthy period. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop if you wish to leave
your vehicle parked up for a l ong period of
time.
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When you park the vehicle, remove the
key if you do not require any electri cal
consumers. The vehicle will then use very
little energy, thus conserving battery
power.
Charging the battery
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WARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explo-
sive gases can escape from the battery.
There is a risk of an explosion.
Particularly avoid fire, naked flames, cre-
ating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is
sufficient ventilation while charging and
jump-starting. Do not lean over a battery.
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WARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is a risk of
injury.
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or cloth-
ing. Do not breathe in any battery gases. Do
not lean over the battery. Keep the batter-
ies out of the reach of children . Immedi-
ately rinse off battery acid thoroughly with
plenty of clean water and seek medical
attention at once.
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WARNING
A discharged battery can freeze at temper-
atures below freezing point. When jump-
starting the vehicle or charging the bat-
tery, gases can escape from the battery.
There is a risk of an explosion .
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All ow the frozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting.
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Only use battery chargers with a maxi -
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V.
the service cover
(I>
page 190).
Connect the battery charger to the posi-
tive terminal and earth point in the same
order as when connecting the donor bat-
tery in the jump-starting procedure
(I>
page 210).
If
the indicator ;warning lamps do not light
up at low temperatures, it is very likely
that the discharged battery has frozen. In
this case you may neither jump-start the
vehicle nor charge the battery. The service
life of a battery that has been thawed may
be reduced. The starting characteristics
may be impaired, especially at low tem-
peratures. Have the thawed battery checked
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Only charge the fitted battery with a bat-
tery charger which has been tested and
approved by smart . A battery charger spe-
cially adapted for smart vehicles, and tes-
ted and approved by smart, is available as
an accessory. It permits the charging of the
battery in its installed position. Contact a
smart centre for further information and
availability. Read the battery charger 's
operating instructions before charging
the battery.
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