Battery; Protecting Electronic Components - Vauxhall COMBO Owner's Manual

182 Service, maintenanc e
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Battery

The b attery is m aintenanc e-free.
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Warning
Have the battery change performed by a
work shop. Please comp ly with the legal,
environmental and hea lth regulations as
regards the d isposal of old batteries.
The retro-fitting of electrical or electronic
accessories may sub ject the battery to
additional loading and cause it to become
discharged. Please seek adv ice concerning
the technic al options, such as installing a
more powerful battery.
Pa rk ing the vehicle for more than 4 weeks
can lead to battery discha rg ing. This m ay
reduce the service life of the battery.
Disconnect b attery from on-board power
supply by d isconnecting the negative
terminal.
The Vauxhall alarm sy stem 3 siren must be
deactiv ated a s follows: switch the ignition
on then off, disconnec t the vehicle's
battery within 15 seconds.
Ensure that ignition is switched off before
connecting battery . Then perform the
following actions:
z Set date and time, see pag es 72, 77, 80.
z If necessa ry , activ ate window
electronics 3. See page 37.
In order to prevent the battery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light autom atically switch off
after approx . 30 minutes.
Di sc onnecti ng/connect ing the bat ter y
from/to the elec trica l system
Disconnect b attery from v ehicle power
supply before charging : disconnect
negative cable first, then the positive
cable.
The polarity of the battery , i.e. the positiv e
and negativ e terminal connections, must
not b e switched. Always connect the
positive cable first, then the negative
cable.
Protecting electronic compo nen ts
In order to prev ent faults in elec tronic
components in the electrical system, never
connect or d isconnect b attery w ith engine
running or ignition switched on. Nev er start
eng ine with battery disconnected,
e.g. when sta rting using jump leads.
To av oid damaging the vehic le, d o not
ma ke a ny modifications to the electrical
system, e. g. connecting ad ditional
consum ers or tampering with electronic
control units (chip tuning).
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Warnin g
Electronic ignition system s generate very
hig h voltages. Do not touch the ignition
sy stem; high voltage can b e fatal.