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The term "vehicle battery" refers to the 12 Volt
batte ry in your vehicle.
Appl ies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive: you
can find important informa t ion abo ut your high-
voltage battery in
r=> page 92.
Detailed warning s for the vehicle battery :
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Always wear eye protect ion .
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Battery acid is high ly corrosive. Always
wea r protect ive g loves and eye protect ion .
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Fire, spa rks, open flame and smoking are
forbidden .
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A highly exp losive mixt ure of gases can
form when charging ba t te ries.
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Always keep children far away from bat-
tery electrolyte and the battery .
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Always follow the instructions in the oper -
ating manual.
A WARNING
All work on the battery or electrical system in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemical
burns, accidents or burns. Because of this, all
work m ust be perfo rmed
only by an author-
ized Aud i dea le r or a utho rized Aud i Serv ice
Facility.
A WARNING
California Proposi t ion 65 Warn ing:
- Battery posts, t ermina ls and re lated acc es-
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chem ica ls known to the St at e of Cal ifornia
to cause cance r and rep roductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
If the veh icle w ill be par ked for long periods
of t ime, pro t ect it agains t t he cold so that it
will not be destroyed by "freezing"
q page 32 7, Charging the vehicle battery .
Chec k ing a nd Filling
Charging the vehicle battery
Applies to: veh icles with vehicle battery in t he engine com -
partment
Fig. 272 Engine compartment: connect ions for charge r
and jump st a rt cabl e
Applies to: vehicles with jump sta rt point(+)
Fig. 2 73 Engine compar tment: connect ions for charge r
and j ump start cabl e
Observe the safety precautions r=>page 3 18,
Working in the engine compartment .
Vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive*: r=> page 102,
Jump star t .
Requirement: only use chargers with a maximum
charging current of 30 amps/ 14.8 Volts.
The ve-
hicle battery cab les remain connected.
Depend ing on the engine, t he battery is located
in the engine compartment or in the luggage
compartment. For vehicles w ith the battery in
the luggage compartment, a jump start point
that is also used for battery charg ing is located in
the engine compartment . The battery is a lways
charged in the eng ine compartment. The g round
poin t
0 is a lways loca ted on the vehicle chass is .
.,. Read t he warnings
r=> .&.. in General warnings
about batteries on page 32 7
and r=> .&._.
.,. Switch off the ignit io n and all electrical equ ip-
ment .
.,. Open the hood r=> page 320.
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