Charging The Vehicle - Shell SBC400 User Manual

Operating Instructions

Charging the Vehicle

Note: This product is designed for charging 12V Li-ion batteries and all
types of 6V/12V lead-acid batteries like Wet, Gel, MF, VRLA, EFB and
AGM. It is suitable for charging 2 to 120 Ah batteries and for maintaining
batteries of any capacities.
Before connecting to the battery
1. Check the battery chemistry and voltage before charging it with our
product. The battery information can be found in the vehicle's
owner's manual.
2. Turn off the power loads such as headlamps, air-conditioning and
radio before charging the battery.
Charging setup
1. Connect the battery clamps or eyelet terminal connectors to the DC
connector of the battery charger.
2. Plug the charger into an outlet. The LCD display will turn on and
show "ON".
3. Manual selection (For auto-selection, go to step 4)
Battery type selection
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Press "BATTERY"
Charging rate selection
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Press "MODE"
6V battery, always select 1A to prevent any damages to the battery.
4. Connect the black battery clamp or eyelet terminal connector to the
negative (NEG, N, −) battery terminal.
5. Connect the red battery clamp or eyelet terminal connector to the
positive (POS, P, +) battery terminal.
6. Auto-selection
The charger will automatically detect the battery voltage.
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The charger has a memory function and will automatically
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return to the last selected battery type and charging rate.
For first time use, the charger will set to LEAD ACID and 1A.
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To change the battery type or voltage, follow the instruction
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of Mode change.
7. The charger will now go through the pre-programmed charging
steps. The LCD display will display the charging information
and status. See Display Messages section for a complete
list of messages.
to select LEAD ACID or AGM or LI-ION.
to toggle to the appropriate charging rate. For