Battery Recharging - Alfa Romeo GIULIETTA Owner's Handbook Manual

BATTERY
RECHARGING
IMPORTANT The battery recharging
procedure is given as information only.
To carry out this operation contact
an Alfa Romeo Dealership.
IMPORTANT After turning the ignition
key to STOP and having closed the
driver's side door, wait at least one
minute before disconnecting and then
reconnecting the battery electrical
supply.
Charging should be slow at a low
ampere rating for approximately 24
hours. Charging for a longer time may
damage the battery.
VERSIONS WITHOUT
Start&Stop SYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
To recharge, proceed as follows:
❒ disconnect the negative battery
terminal;
❒ connect the charger cables to the
battery terminals, observing the
polarity;
❒ turn on the charger;
❒ when it is recharged, turn the charger
off before disconnecting it from the
battery;
❒ reconnect the negative battery
terminal.
VERSIONS WITH
Start&Stop SYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
To recharge, proceed as follows:
❒ disconnect the connector A fig. 182
(pressing the button B) from the
sensor C monitoring the battery
conditions, on the negative pole (–) D
of the battery;
182
❒ connect the positive cable (+) of the
battery charger to the positive battery
terminal E and the negative cable (–)
to sensor terminal D as shown;
❒ turn on the battery charger. At the
end of the charging process, switch
the battery charger off;
❒ after having disconnected the
charging device, reconnect
connector A to the sensor C as
shown.
A0K0530
191