Charging the battery
Battery charging connections are located
in
the
engine comportment.
Fig.
189
Engine compartment: connectors
fo
r a charger
and
jump
start
cables
• Read
the
warnings
~
,&.
in
Working on the bat-
tery on page
246
and
~
,&..
• Switch
off
the
ignition and all electrical equip-
ment.
• Open
the
hood ~
page
23
7.
• Open
the
red cover on
the
positive
terminal
~
fig.
189.
• Clamp
the
charger
terminal
clamps
to
the
jump
st
art
pins
according
to
the
instructions. (pin
under
the
red cover = "positive", pin with hex-
agonal
head
= "negative").
•
Now
insert
the
power cable
for
the
charging de-
vice into
the
socket and switch
the
device on.
•
At
the
end
of
the
charging process, switch
the
charger
off
and
pull
the
power cable
out
of
the
socket.
• Now remove
the
charging device
termina
l
clamps.
• Close
the
red cover on
the
positive
terminal.
• Close
the
hood ~
page
23
7.
A drained
battery
can freeze
at
t
emperatures
around
32
QF
(0
QC).
A frozen or
thawed
out
bat-
tery
must
no longer
be
used. The
battery
housing
could be cracked by
the
formation
of
ice, which
could cause
battery
acid
to
leak
out
¢ & .
Batte
ry
cha
rging (Maximum charging rate
of
30
amps I
14
.8
Volt
)
When
charging
at
low
voltages
(e.g. with a
tr
ic
k-
le charger),
the
battery
cables
do
not
have
to
be
disconnected first. The
battery
caps should
not
be
opened
when
charging a battery.
Che
c
king
a
nd
Filling
It
is
not
necessary
to
remove
the
battery
from
the
luggage
compartment,
and
it
is
also
not
nec-
essary
to
disconnect
the
cables.
Fast chargi
ng
the
batt
ery (charging rate
above
14
.8
Volt
s)
For technical
reasons
do
not
use a
battery
charg-
er
that
uses
voltage
greater
than
14.8
Volts
to
charge
your vehicle's
battery.
A WARNING
!-='"
Charging a
battery
can
be
dangerous.
- Always follow
the
operating
instructions
provided by
the
battery
charger
manufactur-
er
when charging your
battery.
- Never
charge
a frozen battery.
It
may ex-
pl
ode
because
of
gas
trapped
in
the
ice.
Al-
low a frozen
battery
to
thaw
out
first.
-
Do
not
reuse
batteries
which were frozen.
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
electrical
spark.
Do
not
smoke. Hydrogen
gas
generat-
ed
by
the
battery
is explosive.
-
To
reduce
the
danger
of
explosion, never
connect
or
disconnect
charger
cables while
the
charger
is
operating.
-
Fast
charging a
battery
is
dangerous
and
should only
be
attempted
by a
competent
t echnician with
the
proper
equipment.
- Battery acid
that
may spill during charging
should be washed
off
with a solution
of
warm
water
and baking
soda
to
neutralize
t
he
acid.
CD
Note
Never use a
fast
charger as a
booster
to
start
the
engine. This will seriously
damage
sens
i-
tive electronic
components,
such
as
contro
l
units, relays, radio,
etc.,
as
well
as
the
battery
charger.
Tips
Only
charge
the
battery
through
the
connec-
tions
in
the
engine
compartment.
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