Battery, Quick Charging

Battery, Quick Charging

CAUTION:
Risk of injury from battery acid.
- Prior to handling or servicing batteries, read, understand and observe the Warnings and Safety Measures for lead-acid batteries for lead-acid batteries.
- Wear protective eyewear and clothing.
- On non-maintenance-free batteries, the sealing plugs must be installed tightly.
- Provide sufficient ventilation.
- If the magic eye has no color or is light yellow, the battery may not be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used. There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting. The battery must be replaced.
- DO NOT battery test batteries which are gassing. Otherwise there is a risk of explosion.
- Rapid-charging batteries.
- Dispose of electrolyte (sulfuric acid/water mixture) properly.Waste electrolyte must only be disposed of in appropriate waste disposal sites. Refer to local regulations pertaining to electrolyte disposal.
- The following notes and procedures must be followed to ensure correct charging.

Prerequisite
- Battery temperature must be at least +10 degrees C.

Procedure

CAUTION:
Risk of damaging the battery and vehicle electronic components.
- DO NOT quick charge AGM batteries.
- Batteries in vehicles with Energy Management Control Module J644 must not be quick charged.
- Do not quick charge severely discharged batteries.
- Quick charging of batteries should only be performed in exceptional circumstances (e.g. boost starting) as Quick charging may cause damage.
- Battery must not be connected to vehicle electrical system when performing Quick charging. Disconnect the positive and negative cables from battery terminals.Battery, disconnecting and connecting.
- Do not exceed maximum charging voltage of 14.8 Volts.

NOTE: If battery is replaced, follow disposal regulations.