CITROEN DS3 - Charging the Battery Using a Battery Charger

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Protectyoureyesandfacebefore
handlingthebattery.
Alloperationsonthebatterymustbe
carriedoutinawellventilatedarea
awayfromnakedflamesandsources
ofsparks,soastoavoidtheriskof
explosionand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.
Donotpushthevehicletostartthe
engineifyouhaveanelectronicor
automaticgearbox.
Charging the battery using
a battery charger
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.
F Followtheinstructionsforuseprovidedby
themanufacturerofthecharger.
Donotdisconnectthebatterytochargeit.