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E L E C T R IC S Y S T E M
B A T T E R Y
T h e se a le d b a tte ry (1 ) d o e s n o t re q u ire a n y m a in te n a n ce w o rk. If th e ve h icle re -
m a in s u n u se d fo r lo n g p e rio d s, it is re co m m e n d e d to re m o ve b a tte ry fro m e le ctri-
ca l syste m a n d s to re it in a d ry p la ce .
A fte r a n in te n sive u se o f th e b a tte ry, it s a d visa b le a sta n d a rd lo w c h a rg e (1 .4 A fo r
5 ÷1 0 h o u rs).
R a p id re ch a rg in g is a d vise d o n ly in situ a tio n s o f e xtre m e n e ce ssity sin ce th e life
o f le a d e le m e n ts is re d u ce d (6 A fo r 1 h o u r).
B a tte ry re c h a rg e
T o g a in a cce ss to th e b a tte ry (1 ):
- re m o ve th e sa d d le (se e p a g e E .4 );
- re le a se e la stic (2 );
- first re m o ve th e B L A C K n e g a tive ca b le , th e n th e R E D p o sitive ca b le (w h e n
re a sse m b lin g , first co n n e ct th e R E D p o sitive ca b le , th e n th e B L A C K n e g a tive
ca b le );
- re m o ve th e b a tte ry (1 ) fro m its h o u sin g .
C h e ck, u sin g a vo ltm e te r, th a t b a tte ry vo lta g e is n o t le ss th a n 1 2 ,5 V . If n o t, th e b a tte ry n e e d s to b e c h a rg e d . U sin g a b a tte ry ch a r-
te r w ith a co n sta n t vo lta g e , first co n n e ct th e R E D p o sitive ca b le to th e b a tte ry s p o sitive te rm in a l th e n th e B L A C K n e g a tive ca b le to
th e b a tte ry s n e g a tive te rm in a l. A p p ly to th e co n sta n t vo lta g e o f 1 4 ,4 V a cu rre n t o f x A m p e re a s re s u lts in th e b e lo w d ia g ra m
(d e p e n d in g o n th e a m o u n t o f ch a rg in g re q u ire d ). T h e vo lta g e re a ch e s a co n sta n t va lu e o n ly a fte r a fe w h o u rs, th e re fo re it is su g -
g e ste d N O T to m e a su re it im m e d ia te ly a fte r h a vin g ch a rg e d o r d isch a rg e d th e b a tte ry. A lw a ys ch e ck th e ch a rg e le ve l b e fo re re in -
sta llin g it o n th e ve h icle . T h e b a tte ry sh o u ld b e ke p t cle a n a n d th e te rm in a ls co a te d w ith g re a se .
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