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Ch eck ing and filling
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Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery
when the ignition is on or when the en-
gine is running, otherwise, you will dam-
age electronic components in the electri-
cal system.
- If your vehicle is going to stand for a
long period of time without being driven,
protect the battery from "freezing", oth-
erwise it will be damaged and will then
have to be replaced.
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery.
Fig. 19 3
Engine compartment : connectors for a charg ·
er and jump sta rt cables
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
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• Switch off the ignit io n and all electrical con-
sumers.
• Make sure the area is well vent ilated when
yo u charge the battery .
• Open the engine hood
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• Open t he red cover o n the pos itive pole
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• Connect the charger connectors according to
the instructions to the jump start bolt s .
(Bolts under the red cover= "positive", Bolts
with hex head= "negative").
• Only now plug the mains lead for the charg-
ing equipment into the wall outlet and turn
it on
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• Make sure the charging rate is not over
30 amps/ 14 .8 Volt.
• When the battery is fully charged: Turn the
charging equipment off and remove the
mains lead from the wall out let.
• Now remove the clamps for the charging
equ ipment.
• Close the red cover on the positive pole.
• Close the hood
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A d ischarged battery can freeze at tempera-
tures of only 32 F
0
(0 °C). Allow a frozen bat-
tery to thaw completely before attempting to
charge it
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using a thawed batte ry aga in because the bat-
tery casing can be cracked due to ice fo rma-
t io n an d can leak battery a cid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate
of 30 amps/14.8
Volt )
When charg ing at
low
volt ages (e.g. wit h a
trickle charger), the ba ttery cables do not
have to be disconnected firs t . The battery
caps should
not
be opened when charg ing a
battery .
It is not necessa ry t o remove the battery from
the luggage compartment,
and it is a lso not
necessary to d isconnect the cab les .
Fast charging the battery (charging rate
above 14.8 Volts )
For technica l reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery.
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WARNING
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Charging a battery can be dangerous.
- Always follow t he operati ng instructions
provided by the battery charger manu-
facturer when charg ing your battery.
- Never cha rge a frozen battery . It may ex-
plode because of gas trapped in the ice.
Allow a frozen batte ry to thaw out f irst.
- Do not reuse batteries wh ich were fro-
zen. The battery housing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
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