Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 2004 Owner's Manual page 400

TIPS AND ADVICE
Charging rate not over 6 amps.
Normally, a battery should be charged at no
more than 1 0 percent of its rat ed capacity.
For example, a charging current of 4.5
amps. would be used on a battery rated at
45 Ah. Rated capacity of the battery in your
vehicle is listed on the battery housing.
• After charging, first turn off the charger
and then disconnect charger cables.
When disconnecting and
connecting the battery . . .
When you disconnect the vehicle battery
please note the following:
- all the data
stored in the MFA* (Multi
Function Indicator) are erased,
- the digital clock goes out,
- t he factory installed radio locks up,
- the one-touch-up and one-touch-down
functions of the power windows * no lon-
ger work.
After you
reconnect
the battery, you must
reset the digital clock. See Booklet 3 . 1.
You also have to reset the one-touch-up and
one-touch-down feature on power win-
dows-see " Powerwindows" . SeeBook-
let3.1.
The radio must be re-coded with the correct
f
radio code - see your radio Operating In-
structions. See Booklet 3.3.
g
Before you check anything
~ in the engine compartment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS on page 40.
Replacement battery
A replacement battery must have
the same specifications and dimen-
sions as the original equipment bat-
tery. Specifications are listed on the
batte ry housing.
When installing the battery, make sure t he
ignition and all electrical consumers are
switched off.
dil:-.
Because of the problem of
~
proper disposal of a battery, we
recommend that you have your
VOLKSWAGEN dealer change the
battery for you. Batteries contain
sulfuric acid and lead and must al-
ways be disposed of properly ob-
serving all environmental regula-
tions.
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CHECKING AND FILLING