In The Event Of A Flat Battery; Charging The Battery - Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Owner's Manual

IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT BATTERY

First of all, you are advised to refer to the
"Car maintenance" chapter for precautions
to be adopted in order to prevent the bat-
tery from getting flat and to ensure its long
durability.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

IMPORTANT The description of the bat-
tery charging procedure is described only for
informative purposes. This operation should
be carried out by Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices.
Charging should be slow at a low amp rat-
ing for about 24 hours. Charging for a longer
time may damage the battery.
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Charge the battery as follows:
– Disconnect the terminal from the bat-
tery negative (–) pole.
– Connect the charger cables to the bat-
tery, respecting polarity.
– Turn on the charger.
– After charging turn off the charger be-
fore disconnecting it from the battery.
– Reconnect the terminal to the battery
negative (–) pole.
WARNING
The fluid contained in the
battery is poisonous and
corrosive. Avoid contact with the
skin or eyes. The battery should be
charged in a well ventilated place
and kept away from naked flames
or sources of sparks: danger of ex-
plosion and fire.
WARNING
Never attempt to charge a
frozen battery
thawing it, the danger of explosion
exists. If it has frozen, always
check that the inside elements are
not broken (risk of short circuit)
and that the body is not cracked,
with the risk of acid coming out
which is poisonous and corrosive.
STARTING WITH
AN AUXILIARY BATTERY
See "Starting with an auxiliary battery" in
this chapter.
before