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Operation
Drive batteries
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Disconnect the battery female connector
(see arrow) and the battery male connector.
Attach the connector plug on t
he external
battery charger to the batter
y female
connector.
Switch on the external battery charger.
Interrupting charging
External factors may make it necessary to
interrupt the charging process.
DANGER
Interrupting the connection between the battery and
the battery charger during the charging process
poses the risk of serious personal injury and/or
damage to property. The sparks generated by
disconnecting the battery from the battery charger
may ignite gases formed during the charging
process.
Always end the charging process first by shutting off
the external battery charger. Only then disconnect
the connection between the battery and the battery
charger.
Switch off the external battery charger.
Disconnect the battery from the battery
charger.
NOTE
During normal operation, the charging pro-
cess must not be terminated before it is auto-
matically switched off. Otherwise, the battery
will be insufficiently charged and its available
capacity will be reduced accordingly.
170 Operating Instructions – 3888011701 EN – 12/2017