Batteries Cut-Off Switch - Volvo 9700 US/CAN 2016 Driver's Handbook Manual

Batteries cut-off switch

Also called "General switch", is located into
the right side batteries compartment and is
there to completely cut off the bus power
supply. To prevent battery discharge when
the bus is standing for 24 hours or more, turn
OFF the battery cut-off switch to the 0 or
OFF position.
For more information about to the batteries
power supply and the general switch function,
see separate operating instructions: "I-Start".
Note: After using the battery cut-off switch
and to avoid the vehicle's equipment may
loose memory functions. For example: the
radio code or trigger fault codes recordings
due a lack of power to the control units.
The B+ power supply is taken directly from
the I-Start consumer batteries and is not
disconnected by the batteries cut-off switch.
This was intended especially to keep clock
and radio memory when is necessary to turn
OFF the batteries cut-off switch.
To refer the I-Start system in this manual, see
the following section: "I-Start system", page
131.
For more information related to the I-Start
system, see separate operating instructions:
"I-Start".
CAUTION
Always switch OFF the power with the
cut-off switch when charging the batteries
and when connecting an auxiliary batteries
to start the engine.
Before using the battery cut-off switch,
the power must always be switched OFF
using the ignition key at the right side of
the wheel steering column in position O
(to refer the ignition key positions, see the
following section in this manual: "Ignition
switch", page 46).
Failure to do so may cause damage to the
electrical system.
If something happens 163
Batteries cut-off switch location.(right side
batteries compartment).
Batteries cut-off switch knob.
Battery cut-off switch positions:
Position I: Connected.
Position 0: Disconnected.
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