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. This is the only way to ensure the charging current is incorporated into the capacity calculation for the battery monitoring control module (J367).

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






- Pull the handle cover - 1 - upward - arrow -.

- Release the retainer - arrow A - and open the cover - arrow B -.






- Connect the red battery charger clamp "+" to the positive terminal - 1 - and the black battery charger clamp "-" to the negative terminal - 2 -.






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

- Keep the rear lid open while charging.