Battery; Basics, Battery Types; Warning Instructions And Safety Precautions When Working On The Battery; Work Sequence When Disconnecting And Connecting The Battery - Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual

Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 12.2014
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Battery

WARNING
When working on the battery, wear proper protection and ob‐
serve safety precautions (see "Electrical System – General
notes" ⇒ Electrical System – General notes; Rep. gr. 27 ).
⇒ "2.1 Basics, battery types", page 2
⇒ "2.2 Warning instructions and safety precautions when working
on the battery", page 2
⇒ "2.3 Work sequence when disconnecting and connecting the
battery", page 2
⇒ "2.4 Checking battery", page 4
⇒ "2.5 Charging battery", page 4
⇒ "2.6 Removing and installing battery", page 5
⇒ "2.7 Removing and installing battery tray", page 6
⇒ "2.8 Battery parameterisation", page 7
2.1

Basics, battery types

Batteries with a magic eye and plugs covered in adhesive tape
are factory-installed in all vehicles (except vehicles with start-stop
system).
In vehicles with start/stop system, (depending on types of engines
see ⇒ Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts ) a fleece battery
(AGM) or a battery with magic eye with EFB technology (En‐
hanced Flooded Battery) is mounted.
The AGM battery is also mounted in vehicles with auxiliary heat‐
ing and additional heating.
Description of the function, test and maintenance of the previous
batteries see "Electrical System – General notes" ⇒ Electrical
System – General notes; Rep. gr. 27 .
2.2 Warning instructions and safety precau‐
tions when working on the battery
All the notes and comments to this chapter can be found in the
Workshop Manual "Electrical System – General notes" ⇒ Elec‐
trical System – General notes; Rep. gr. 27 .
2.3 Work sequence when disconnecting
and connecting the battery
⇒ "2.3.1 Disconnecting battery", page 2
⇒ "2.3.2 Work sequence when connecting the battery",
page 3
2.3.1 Disconnecting battery
– Switch off all electrical components and ignition, take out the
ignition key.
– Open the cover of the heat protection sleeve.
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Rep. gr.27 - Starter, current supply, CCS