Charging The Battery - Seat Arosa 2003 Owner's Manual

TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Charging the b b attery
Before charging, switch off the engine
and all electrical consumers.
When charging with a low current (e.g.
with a small charger) the battery cables
need not normally be taken off. The
instructions from the battery charger man-
ufacturer must, however, be noted.
In order to connect the positive cable, the
cover of the fuse holder above the battery
must first be moved to the side.
Before quick c c harging, that is charging
with a high current, both battery cables
must be disconnected.
Please n n ote t t he f f ollowing p p oints:
Warning
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Keep c c hildren a a way f f rom t t he b b at-
tery, t t he b b attery a a cid a a nd t t he
charger.
•
Only c c harge t t he b b attery i i n a a w w ell
ventilated r r oom. D D o n n ot s s moke
and a a llow n n o n n aked f f lames o o r e e lec-
tric s s parks n n ear t t he b b attery, a a s a a
highly e e xplosive g g as i i s p p roduced
whilst t t he
charged.
•
Protect y y our e e yes a a nd f f ace. D D o
not b b end o o ver t t he b b attery.
•
Should a a cid c c ome i i nto c c ontact
with t t he e e yes o o r s s kin, r r inse f f or s s ev-
eral m m inutes u u sing c c lear w w ater.
You s s hould t t hen s s eek m m edical
assistance i i mmediately.
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v v ehicle i i s b b eing
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Fast c c harging a a b b attery i i s d d an-
gerous a a nd s s hould o o nly b b e d d one a a t
a T T echnical S S ervice C C entre, a a s
special c c hargers a a nd s s kills a a re
needed.
•
Never c c harge a a f f rozen b b attery – –
risk o o f e e xplosion! A A d d ischarged
battery c c an f f reeze a a t t t emperatures
of b b elow 0 0 °C. A A f f rozen b b attery
must b b e t t hawed b b efore c c harging.
We r r ecommend t t hat b b atteries s s hould
no l l onger b b e u u sed a a fter t t hawing, a a s
the b b attery h h ousing c c ould h h ave s s plit
inside b b ecause o o f i i ce f f ormation, a a nd
the a a cid m m ay l l eak o o ut.
•
When charging the battery do not
remove caps.
•
The main cables of the charger should
not be connected until the clips of the
charger 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 clips of the
charger from the battery.
CHECKING AND REFILLING