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Vehicle Mounted Battery
1. Before testing the battery the ignition needs to be turned off. Be sure everything is off, all
accessories and loads. Close all the vehicle doors and the trunk lid.
2. Determine which post of the battery is ground (-) typically a black cable connected to the
chassis. This is your negative connection. Now determine which post of the battery is posi-
tive (+) typically a red cable connected to the starter. This is your positive connection.
3.
Connect the POSITIVE (red) clamp from battery tester to POSITIVE (+) post of battery rst
.
4. Connect the NEGATIVE (black) clamp away from the battery. Typically a heavy gauge
metal part of the frame, vehicle chassis, or engine block is a good choice. Do not connect
clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet metal body parts.
NOTE: When disconnecting, remove clamp from vehicle chassis rst, then remove the
POSITIVE (+) clip from the battery post.
5. Once connected to the vehicle, the screen will display BATTERY TEST. The battery volt-
age will also be displayed with __. __ V. Press the ENTER button to go to the next step.
6. The screen will display BATTERY TYPE. Press the ARROW button to select the battery
type: REGULAR LIQUID, AGM BATTERY or VRLA/GEL BATTERY. Press the ENTER but-
ton to conrm choice.
7. The screen will show RATING STANDARD. Press the ARROW button to select the bat-
tery standard: SAE DIN IEC EN or CA (MCA) SAE: United States Standard EN: European
Standard DIN: German Standard IEC: International electrical science and technology as-
sociation CA (MCA): Normal starting current or maritime starting current Press the ENTER
button to conrm the choice and go to next step.
8. The screen will show RATING CAPACITY. Press the ARROW button to select the bat-
tery capacity of CCA. With each press of the button, the value will increase or decrease
Press the ENTER button to conrm the input value and begin the test.
9. The screen will show the message, TESTING. The test result will display after 2 seconds.
10. If the display reads BATTERY CHARGED Press the ARROW button to select YES or
NO. Press the ENTER button to conrm your choice and proceed to the next step. NOTE:
The Tester will judge the battery status & decide whether to show this Step or not, it doesn’t
appear every time.
11. When the test is completed, the display shows the actual available CCA. Press the AR-
ROW button to see the SOH, state of health as a percentage.
12. If your test results in and TEST ERROR, press ENTER, return to step 4 to continue test-
ing or remove the test clamps from the battery terminal to end test.
Bench Testing Battery
1. Follow all the above steps. Disregard the power off from step 1 above, there will be no
load draw.
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