Charging A Completely Discharged Battery (Off The Vehicle); Jump Starting Procedure - SSANGYONG Y200 Manual

CHARGING A COMPLETELY
DISCHARGED BATTERY
(OFF THE VEHICLE)
Unless this procedure is properly followed, a perfectly
good battery may be needlessly replaced. The
following procedure should be used to recharge a
completely discharged battery:
1. Measure the voltage at the battery terminals with
an accurate voltmeter. If the reading is below 10
volts, the charge current will be very low, and it
could take some time before the battery accepts
the current in excess of a few milliamperes. Refer
to "Charging Time Required" in this section, which
focuses on the factors affecting both the charging
time required. Such low current may not be
detectable on ammeters available in the field.
2. Set the battery charger on the high setting.
Important: Some chargers feature polarity protection
circuitry, which prevents charger unless the charger
leads are correctly connected to the battery terminals.
A completely discharged battery may not have enough
voltage to activate this circuitry, even though the leads
are connected properly, making it appear that the
battery will not accept charging current. Therefore,
follow the specific charger manufacturer's instruction
for by passing or overriding the circuitry so that the
charger will turn on and charge a low-voltage battery.
3. Continue to charge the battery until the charge cur-
rent is measurable. Battery chargers vary in the
amount of voltage and current provided. The time
required for the battery to accept a measurable
charger current at various voltages may be as
follows:
Voltage
16.0 or more
14.0 - 15.9
13.9 or less
•
If the charge current is not measurable at the end
of the above charging times, the battery should
be replaced.
•
If the charge current is measurable during the
charging time, the battery is good, and charging
should be completed in the normal manner.
Important: It is important to remember that a
completely discharged battery must be recharged for
a sufficient number of ampere hours (AH) to restore
the battery to a usable state.
•
If the charge current is still not measurable after
using the charging time calculated by the above
method, the battery should be replaced.
SSANGYONG Y200
Hours
Up to 4 hours
Up to 8 hours
Up to 16 hours
ENGINE ELECTRICAL 1E-3

JUMP STARTING PROCEDURE

1. Position the vehicle with the charged battery so
that the jumper cables will reach from the charged
battery to the battery that requires charging.
2. Turn off the ignition, all the lights, and all the
electrical loads in both vehicles.
3. Leave the hazard flasher on if jump starting where
there may be other traffic and any other lights
needed for the work area.
4. Apply the parking brake firmly in both vehicles.
Notice: In order to avoid damaging the vehicle
make sure the cables are not on or near pulleys,
fans, or other parts that will move when the engine
starts.
5. Shift an automatic transmission to PARK.
Caution: In order to avoid injury, do not use cables
that have loose or missing insulation.
6. Clamp one end of the first jumper cable to the
positive terminal on the booster battery. Make sure
it does not touch any other metal parts.
7. Clamp the other end of the same cable to the
positive terminal on the discharged battery. Never
connect the other end to the negative terminal of
the discharged battery.
Caution: Do not attach the cable directly to the neg-
ative terminal of the discharged battery. Doing so
could cause sparks and possible battery explosion.
8. Clamp one end of the second cable to the negative
terminal of the booster battery.
9. Make the final connection to a solid engine ground,
such as the engine lift bracket at least 450
millimeters (18 inches) from the discharged
battery.
10. Start the engine of the vehicle with the good
battery. Run the engine at a moderate speed for
several minutes.
11. Then start the engine of the vehicle with the dis-
charged battery.
12. Remove the jumper cables by reversing the above
sequence exactly, removing the negative cable
from the vehicle with the discharged battery first.
While removing each clamp, take care that it does
not touch any other metal while the other end
remains attached.