Battery, Preparing For Charging

Battery, Preparing for Charging

Procedure

Risk of explosion on discharged battery with visual indicator.

• If the visual indicator 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.

Before the battery charger can be connected, the following preparations are necessary:

• It is recommended that the battery is charged when installed and connected. Only in this way it is guaranteed that the charge current is included in the capacity of the Energy Management Control Module (J644).

- Switch off ignition, switch off all electrical consumers and remove ignition key.

- Open cover - 1 - over positive terminal grip in - direction of arrow -.






- Connect the red charging clamp + - item 3 - on the battery charger to the positive terminal clamp and the black charging clamp -- - item 2 - to the negative terminal clamp.

- Connect battery charger electrical system connector and switch charger on.

- Leave the driver door and hood open during charging procedure.