SSANGYONG Korando 2012 Manual page 241

(1) Checking
Using battery tester
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- PASS (11.0 V or more): Explain to the customer that the battery is reusable.
- Need to be charged (9.0 to 11.0 V): Charge the battery with a charger and reinstall it. Explain it
to the customer.
- Need to be replaced (9.0 V or more): The battery should be replaced due to overdischarging.
(2) How to use battery tester
▶ How it works and How to use it
- Determine battery capacity by fixing current
(load capacity) and time and varying
voltage.
- Determine battery capacity based on the
amount of voltage drop when discharging a
fixed load capacity (120 A) for 5 seconds.
- Connect the tester to the battery and read
the display while applying a load for 5
seconds.
How to read display
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Red area (①): overdischarge or faulty
battery
-
Yellow area (②): Need to be charged
(using a vehicle alternator and a battery
charger)
-
Green area (③): Normal
- Red area on the left-hand side of OK
(④): Impossible to charge with an
alternator
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Green area with OK (⑤): Normally
charged
- Red area on the right-hand side of OK
(⑥): Overcharged by an alternator
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