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

186 Service, Maintenance

Battery

The b attery is m aintenanc e-free.
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Warning
Have the battery changed by a workshop.
Observe the legal requirements for
disposal of old batteries to protect of the
environment and y our hea lth.
Retro-fitting of electrical or electronic
accessories can discharge or add extra
load to the battery . Take adv ic e on the
tec hnical p ossibilities, e. g. use of a more
powerful ba ttery.
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 in the information
display – see pages 78, 81.
z If necessa ry , activ ate window
electronics – see page 36.
z Steering angle sensor (ESP®
calibrate – see pa ge 119.
In order to prevent the battery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light autom atically switch off
after approx . 30 minutes.
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 starting using jum p lead s.
To av oid damaging the vehic le, d o not
ma ke a ny modifications to the electrical
system, e. g. c onnec ting additional
consum ers or tampering with electronic
control units (chip tuning).
Electronic ignition system s generate very
hig h voltages. Do not touch the ignition
sy stem; high voltage can b e fatal.
Pl us
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Disconnecting/connecting the b attery
from /t o the electr ical syst em
Disconnect the b attery from the vehic le
electrical system before charging : First
detach the negative and then the positive
lead. Do not reverse the polarity of the
battery, i. e. do not confuse the terminals
for the p ositive and neg ativ e leads. When
connecting, sta rt with the positiv e lead and
then c onnec t the neg ative lead.
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Warnin g