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

Battery

The b attery is m aintenanc e-free.
We recom mend hav ing the battery
cha nge carried out by a Va ux hall
Authorised Repairer, who will be fam iliar
with the req uirements of the law as
regards disposal of old batteries a nd
can thus help to protect the env ironment
and your health.
Retro-fitted electric al or electronic
accessories can pla ce an additional loa d
on the b attery or even discharge the
battery. We recomm end tha t y ou consult a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer regarding
tec hnical p ossibilities, such a s fitting 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. (Vauxhall alarm system 3 is then
disab led).
Ensure that ignition is switched off before
connecting battery . Then perform the
following actions:
z Remove Radio block 3, see radio
opera ting instructions.
z Set date and time in inform ation
display – see page 42.
z Activate window electronics 3 – see
page 128.
In order to prevent the battery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light autom atically switch off
after approx . 30 minutes.
P rotecting ele ctronic components
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.
The battery m ust b e disconnected from the
vehicle b efore b eing charged: first
disconnect the neg ativ e cable and then the
positive cable. The polarity of the battery ,
i.e. the connections for the positive and
neg ative cables, m ust not be
interchanged. When reconnecting , first
connect the positiv e cab le and then the
neg ative cable.
Electronic ignition system s generate very
hig h voltages. Do not touch the ignition
sy stem; high voltage can b e fatal.
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).
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