232 Che cking and filling
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery.
Fig. 189 Engine compart ment: Conn ecto rs for charger
and jumper cables
Always read and heed all WARNINGS be low
c:> A and c:> A in Working on the battery on
page 230 .
.,. Turn off the ignit ion and a ll electrical con-
sumers.
.,. Make sure the area is well venti lated when
you cha rge the battery .
.,. Open the engine hood
r:::.> page 219 .
.,. Open the cover on the pos it ive pole
<::.>fig . 189 .
.,. Conne ct t he charger connec t ors a ccord ing
to the instructions to the
jump start bolts.
(Bolts under the cover = "positive" , Bolts
with hex head= "negative") .
.. Only now plug the mains lead for the charg-
ing equipment into the wall outlet and turn
iton
c:>&_ .
.,. Make sure the charging rate is not over
30 amps/ 14 .8 Volt.
.,. When the bat te ry is fully charged: Turn the
charging equip me nt off and
remove t he
mains lead from the wa ll outle t .
.,. Now remove the clam ps for the charging
equipment.
.,. Close the cover on the pos it ive po le .
.. Close the hood
c:> page 219 .
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
usi ng a thawed battery again because the bat-
tery casing can be cracked due to ice forma -
t ion an d can leak battery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate
of 30 amps/14.8 Volt)
When charging at low voltages (e.g. wit h a
trickle charger), the batte ry cables do not
have to be disconnected first . The battery
caps should
not be opened when charging a
battery.
It is not necessa ry to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment.
Fast charging the battery (charging rate
abov e 14 .8 Volts)
For technica l reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery.
A WARNING
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Charging a battery can be dangero us .
- Always follow the operating instructions
provided by the battery cha rger manu-
factur e r when charg ing your battery .
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex-
plode because of gas trapped in the ice .
Allow a frozen batte ry to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batteries which were fro-
ze n . The battery hous ing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated
area . Keep away from open flame or elec-
tr ica l spar k. Do not smoke. Hydrog en gas
genera ted by t he battery is explos ive .
- To reduc e th e danger of explosion,
neve r
connec t or disconnect charger cab les
while the charge r is ope rat ing .
- Fast cha rging a ba tte ry is dange rous and
should o nly be attempte d by a compe-
t en t t ech nician wit h t he p rope r equip-
ment.
- Batt e ry acid t hat may spill dur ing charg-
ing should be washe d off wit h a solutio n
of wa rm water a nd baking soda to neu-
tralize the a cid. ....
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