Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery .
Fig. 206 Engine compart ment : Connectors for charger
and jumper cables
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
c:> &. and c:> &. in Working on the battery on
page 243 .
.. Turn off the ignit ion and a ll electrical con-
sumers .
.. Make sure the area is well ventilated when
you charge the battery .
.. Open the engine hood
c:> page 232 .
.. Open the red cove r on the posit ive pole
c:>fig. 206.
.. Connect the charger connectors accord ing
to the instructions to the jump start bolts .
(Bolts under the red cover= "positive", Bolts
with hex head= "negative") .
.. Only now plug the mains lead for the charg-
ing equipmen t into the wall outlet and turn
it on
c:>8_ .
.. Make sure t he charging rate is not over
30 amps/ 14 .8 Volt.
.. When the batte ry is fully charged: Turn the
charging eq uipment off and remove the
ma ins lead from the wall outlet.
.. Now remove the clamps for the charging
equipment.
.. Close the red cover on the positive pole.
.. Close the hood
c:> page 232 .
A discharged battery can freeze at tempera-
tures of on ly 32 °F (0 °C). Allow a frozen bat-
tery to thaw completely before attempt ing to
charge it
c:> .&.. However, we recommend not
using a thawed battery again because the bat-
Checkin g and fillin g 245
tery casing can be cracked due to ice forma -
tion and can leak battery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate
of 3 0 amps / 14.8 Volt )
When charging at low voltages (e.g. with a
trickle charger), the battery cables do not
have to be disconnected first . The battery
caps should
not be opened when charging a
battery.
It is not necessary to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment.
Fast chargin g the batter y (cha rging rate
above 14 .8 Volt s)
For technical reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery.
&_ WARNING
-=-
Charging a battery can be dangerous .
- Always follow the operating instructions
provided by the battery charger manu-
facturer when charging your battery .
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex-
plode because of gas trapped in the ice .
Allow a frozen battery to thaw out f irst.
- Do not reuse batteries which were fro-
zen. The battery housing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated
area. Keep away from open flame or elec-
trica l spark . Do not smoke . Hydrogen gas
generated by the battery is explos ive .
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or d isconnect charger cab les
while the charger is operat ing .
- Fast charging a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted by a compe-
tent techn ician with the prope r equip -
men t .
- Bat tery acid that may spi ll dur ing charg-
ing should be washed
off wit h a solut ion
of warm water and baking soda to neu-
tralize the acid. ....
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