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

280 Service, maintenanc e

Battery

The b attery is m aintenanc e-free.
9
Warning
Have the ba ttery changed by a
work shop. O bserve the legal
requirements for disposa l of old ba tteries
to protect the environment and your
health.
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.
Lay ing up the v ehicle for m ore than
4 weeks can lead to battery discharge,
whic h may reduce the service life of the
battery. Disconnect battery from on-board
power supply b y detaching negative
terminal.
The Vauxhall a larm system 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 Setting date and tim e in the inform ation
display – see pages 110, 113, 118.
z Activate window and sunroof
electronics 3 if necessary –
see pages 47, 49.
In order to prevent the battery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light autom atically switch off
after approx . 20 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 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. connecting ad ditional
consum ers or tampering with electronic
control units (chip tuning).
9
Warnin g
Electronic ignition system s generate very
hig h voltages. Do not touch the ignition
sy stem; high voltage can b e fatal.