Hobby Siesta - Page 123

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Thebatterysensorisprotectedbya10A.
• Alwayschargetheancillarybatteryforatleast10hoursbefore
eachjourney,directlyaftereachjourneyandbeforeyoutake
themotorhometemporarilyoutofservice.
- The battery is only charged if it has a minimum
  voltageof8V.
 -Useeveryopportunityduringyourjourneytocharge
the battery.
• Ifthevehicleisnotinuseforalongerperiodoftime,thebatte-
ryshouldbedisconnectedafterithasbeenoptimallycharged
byswitchingthebatterycircuitbreakeron.
• Thebatterylosesitscapacityafterhavingbeenused
forawhileandatlowtemperatures.
- Awarningwillgooifthebatteryagestoavalueless
 than50%ofitsnominalcapacity.
 -Ifthebatteryvoltageshouldbelessthan10.0V,all
 deviceswillautomaticallybeswitchedo(exception:
 12V(TV)socketsandantennawiring).
The charge state of the battery, age or remaining time until
dischargeareallshownontheTFTdisplayofthecontrolpanel.
Charging is carried out gently in accordance with the steady-
stateprinciplebyan"intelligent"charger.
Position of the battery circuit breaker
Thebatterycircuitbreakerislocateddirectlybythepassenger
seat.
Acircuitbreakerhasbeeninstalledtoprotectthemodular
batteryfrombeingexhaustivelydischargedwhenthemotor
homeisnotbeingused.Whentheswitchisopened,themo-
dularbatteryiscompleteddisconnectedfromthe12Vmains.
"O" position = disconnected from 12V mains.
Battery circuit breaker