Vehicle Battery And Fuses; Vehicle Battery - Skoda FABIA 2020 Owner's Manual

Vehicle battery and fuses

Vehicle battery

What you should be mindful of
Explanation of the warning symbols on the vehicle
battery
Wear safety goggles!
Battery acid is highly caustic. Wear gloves and
eye protection.
Keep fire, sparks, and open flames away from
the vehicle battery! Do not smoke!
When charging the vehicle battery, a highly
explosive gas mixture is produced.
Keep children away from the vehicle battery.
Refer to the manual!
Functionality - Discharge protection
Possible causes of battery discharge
Frequent short journeys.
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Low temperatures.
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Vehicle stationary for a long period of time.
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System-related discharge protection measures
Increasing the engine idling speed.
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Switching off certain consumers or limiting their
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power.
Measures to be taken when vehicle stationary for
more than three weeks
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Disconnect the terminal of the vehicle battery.
Checking and charging the vehicle battery
Checking the condition
The battery condition is checked by a specialist ga-
rage during servicing.
Checking the acid level
Applies to a vehicle battery with an acid level indica-
tor.
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Requirements for the charging process
✓ Ignition off.
✓ Power consumers switched off.
Vehicle battery charging process
To charge the vehicle battery fully, set a charging
current of max. of 0.1 times the battery capacity.
Earth point
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After charging, switch off the charger and unplug
the power cable from the socket.
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Disconnect the charger terminals from the vehicle
battery.
WARNING
Risk of explosion!
During charging, hydrogen is released. An explo-
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sion can also be caused by sparks, for example,
when disconnecting or loosening the cable con-
nector.
Never charge a frozen or thawed vehicle battery.
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Do not carry out the so-called quick charging of
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the vehicle battery yourself, but have it carried out
by a specialist garage.
NOTICE
A flat vehicle battery can freeze easily!
Troubleshooting
Vehicle battery does not charge while the engine is
running
illuminates together with
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Seek the help of a specialist garage.
Engine fault
illuminates together with
Vehicle battery 123
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Tap on the indicator
before testing, to clear
air bubbles.
Black colour - the acid
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level is OK.
Colourless or pale yel-
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low colour - acid level
is too low, the battery
must be replaced.
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Connect the termi-
nal of the charger to
the terminal of the
vehicle battery.
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Connect the termi-
nal of the charger to
the earth point .
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Plug the charger's
power cable into the
socket and switch on
the device.