Battery, Preparing For Charging

Battery, Preparing for Charging

Procedure


Risk of explosion of a 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 ignition, switch off all electrical consumers and remove ignition key.

- Remove the cover - 2 - while pressing on - arrow A -.






- Release the tab - arrow B - and open the cover - 1 -.

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






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

- Keep the rear lid open while charging.