Vauxhall COMBO Owner's Manual page 221

Parking the vehicle for more than 4 weeks
can lead to ba ttery discharging. This may
red uce the service life of the b attery.
Disconnect battery from on-board power
sup ply by disconnecting the neg ativ e
term inal (Vauxhall alarm sy stem 3 is then
disabled ).
Ensure that ignition is switched off before
connecting battery. Then perform the
follow ing actions:
z Set da te and time in information d isplay
– see page 38.
z If necessary, activate window
elec tronics 3. See pag e 104.
z Calibrate steering angle sensor (ESP) 3 –
see pa ge 149.
In order to prev ent the b attery from
discharging , som e c onsumers suc h as the
courtesy light automatically switch off
after approx. 30 minutes.
Protecting electronic com pone nts
In order to prevent faults in electronic
components in the electrica l sy stem, nev er
connect or disconnect battery with engine
running or ignition switched on. Never start
engine w ith b attery disconnected, e.g.
when starting using jump leads.
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.
Disconnect/connec t vehicle ba ttery fr om/
to electri cal system
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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