CITROEN 2014 C4 Picasso - Charging the Battery Using a Battery Charger

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C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap07_info-pratiques_ed01-2014
Thebatteriescontainharmfulsubstances
suchassulphuricacidandlead.They
mustbedisposedofinaccordance
withregulationsandmustnot,inany
circumstances,bediscardedwithhousehold
waste.
Takeusedremotecontrolbatteriesand
vehiclebatteriestoaspecialcollectionpoint.
Protectyoureyesandfacebefore
handlingthebattery.
Alloperationsonthebatterymustbe
carriedoutinawellventilatedareaand
awayfromnakedflamesandsources
ofsparks,soastoavoidtheriskof
explosionorfire.
Donottrytochargeafrozenbattery;
thebatterymustfirstbethawedoutto
avoidtheriskofexplosion.Ifthebattery
hasbeenfrozen,beforecharginghave
itcheckedbyaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshopwhowillcheckthat
theinternalcomponentshavenotbeen
damagedandthecasingisnotcracked,
whichcouldcausealeakoftoxicand
corrosiveacid.
Donotreversethepolarityanduseonly
a12Vcharger.
Donotdisconnecttheterminalswhile
theengineisrunning.
Donotchargethebatterieswithout
disconnectingtheterminalsfirst.
Washyourhandsafterwards.
Itisadvisabletodisconnectthebattery
ifthevehicleistobeleftunusedfor
morethanonemonth.
Do not push the vehicle to start the
engineifyouhaveanelectronicor
automaticgearbox.
Charging the battery using
a battery charger
F Disconnectthebatteryfromthevehicle.
F Followtheinstructionsforuseprovidedby
themanufacturerofthecharger.
F Connectthebatterystartingwiththe
negativeterminal(-).
F Checkthattheterminalsandconnectors
areclean.Iftheyarecoveredwithsulphate
(whitishorgreenishdeposit),removethem
andcleanthem.
WithStop&Start,thebatterydoesnot
havetobedisconnectedforcharging.
Donotapplyexcessiveforceonthe
tabaslockingwillnotbepossibleifthe
clampisnotpositionedcorrectly;start
theprocedureagain.
Disconnecting the (+) cable
F RaisethelockingtabD fully to release the
cableterminalclampE.
Reconnecting the (+) cable
F PositiontheopenclampE of the cable on
thepositivepost(+)ofthebattery.
F PressverticallyontheclampE to position
itcorrectlyonthebattery.
F Locktheclampbyspreadingthe
positioninglugandthenloweringthetabD.