Midtronics Battery Charger

Midtronics Battery Charger

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Battery, Charging

Requirements:


Batteries that have a colorless or light yellow visual indicator do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used!

There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.

These batteries must be replaced.

INC 940 output - setup performed (unit number, date/ time). Refer to INC 940 Operating Instructions.

- General Information, checking, refer to => [ Midtronics Battery Charger ] Midtronics Battery Charger.

- Open the hood or open the cover if the battery is installed somewhere else.

- Visually inspect the battery. Refer to => [ Battery, Inspecting ] Battery, Inspecting.

- Determine if it is a standard battery (wet battery) or an AGM battery.

- Close all the vehicle doors.

• Battery temperature must be at least 10º C.

• Refer to the INC 940 Operating Instructions for more information.

Perform The Charging Procedure:

- Switch off all electrical consumers.

- Switch off ignition and remove ignition key.

- Clamp the red charging clamp + of the charger to the positive battery terminal.

• In the case of vehicles with a start/stop function and an installed battery monitoring control module (J367), the black charge terminal - must be connected to the body ground. The start/stop system will malfunction if it is connected to the negative terminal on the battery.

- Connect the black charging clamp - of the charger to the negative battery terminal.

- Connect the Midtronics (INC 940) battery charger to a grounded outlet.

- Switch the "ON/OFF" switch on the (INC 940) battery charger to "ON".

- Select the charge mode "automatic" or "manual.".

- Select the test: "inside the vehicle" or "outside of the vehicle".

- Determine if it is a "standard" battery or an "AGM" battery.

- Select the type of test: "Warranty" or "other". Note any other additional details (depending on the type of test).

• Refer to the INC 940 Operating Instructions for more information.

• If necessary, go through all the menu points when performing a Warranty test. Refer to Warranty Service Circulars.

The Midtronics (INC 940) battery charger checks the battery and starts the charging process. The display can then show one of three results with the exact charging time.






• If other malfunction messages or text displays, other than ones already mentioned, appear in the display on the Midtronics (INC 940) battery charger, then refer to => [ Troubleshooting ].


If the battery starts to vent gas heavily, stop the charging process. Press the "Stop" button on the front side.

After the charging and testing process is completed, the Midtronics (INC 940) battery charger will display "battery good" or "replace the battery" as well as the total charging time.

Depending on the individual circumstance (Warranty Claim, Repair Order, Evaluation and File), there are three possible messages:

• Produce a test code (possible only after automatic charging and testing).

• Print last test result (for Warranty)

• Display the last test result.

• Refer to the INC 940 Operating Instructions for more information.

Troubleshooting

Sometimes the display shows the malfunction or the messages based on the condition.

The following is a list of the most frequent displayed messages together with suggested solutions.

• Refer to the INC 940 Operating Instructions for messages not listed here.






Wait a few minutes and repeat the charging process. Refer to => [ Battery, Charging ].