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136 Vehicle battery and fuses ›
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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
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Stop driving!
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Stop the engine and seek the help of a specialist
garage.
Disconnecting, connecting and replacing
CAUTION
Risk of fire!
Do not mix up the connection cables.
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Disconnecting
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Close the electric boot lid, the tilting/sliding sun-
roof, all windows and the electric sunblind.
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Switch off the ignition and any connected power
consumers.
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Disconnect the
terminal and then the
nal.
Connecting
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Connect the
terminal and then the
After switching on the ignition, the warning lights
are lit up.
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If, after a short distance, one of the above-men-
tioned indicator lights does not go out, seek the
help of a specialist garage.
Commission these functions after disconnecting
and connecting the vehicle battery
Window operation
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Using the jump-starting cable
termi-
terminal.
28.
Changing
The new vehicle battery must have the same param-
eters as the original battery. Have the replacement
carried out by a specialist garage.
Using the jump-starting cable
What you should be mindful of
WARNING
Risk of explosion and chemical burns!
Do not jump start with the battery of another vehi-
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cle under the following conditions.
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The discharged vehicle battery is frozen. A dis-
charged vehicle battery can freeze at tempera-
tures just below 0°C.
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The battery acid level is too low
Use jump leads with a sufficient cross section and in-
sulated terminal clamps.
The rated voltage of both batteries must be 12V. The
capacity (in Ah) of the charging battery must not be
significantly lower than the capacity of the dis-
charged battery.
Jump-starting with the battery of another
vehicle
WARNING
Risk of injury and danger of vehicle damage!
Lay the jump start cables so that they cannot be-
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come caught by rotating parts in the engine com-
partment.
NOTICE
Short circuit!
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps
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must not touch each other.
The cable connected to the positive pole of the
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battery must not come into contact with electri-
cally conductive vehicle parts.
The vehicles must not touch each other.
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Connect the jump start cable
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Connect the terminal clamps of the jump start ca-
bles in the order shown in the legend.
- flat battery /
- current-emitting battery
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