SAIC MG 6 - Battery Maintenance

Maintenance
•Alwaysensuretheretheareaiswellventilated.Ensure
thechargingbatteryhasadequatespaceanddoesnot
‘over-heat'.
•DONOTsmokeinthevicinityofachargingbattery,
andensuresparksandnakedlightsarekeptwellaway
fromtheenginecompartment.
•Beforecharging,connectthepositivecableatrst.
Aftercharging,disconnectthenegativecableatrst.
BatteryChargingOperation:
Note:Whenchargingoremergencystartingalways
ensurethenegativeleadhasagoodconnectiontoa
bodyearthawayfromthebattery(referstothesection
‘EmergencyStarting’inthe‘EmergencyInformation’
Chapter).
•Ifchargingthebatterywhilstonthevehicle,please
connectthebatterychargernegativeleadtothevehicle
bodyensuringagoodconnection.
•Ensureallterminalsarefreefromcorrosion.
•Onlysuitablebatterychargerscanbeused-please
consultanMGAuthorisedRepairerfordetails.
•Duringthechargingprocessthebatterytemperature
MUSTNOTexceed40ºC.
•DONOTattempttochargeabatteryattemperatures
below0ºC.
BatteryMaintenance
DONOTleaveelectriccomponentsswitched
onwhentheengineisnotrunning,the
batterymaybecomeatandyouwillnotbe
abletostarttheengine.
Thebatteryisdesignedtobemaintenancefree,so
topping-upisunnecessary.
Note:Ifthevehicleisstoredformorethan1month,
removetheearthleadfromthebattery.Makesure
thattheignitionswitchhasbeenturnedoffbefore
connectingordisconnectingtheearthlead.When
connectingtheearthleadagain,thevehiclemustbe
leftinalockedstatefor4hourstore-calibratethe
batterycondition.Failuretoadheretothiswillinhibit
thestop/startfunctionality.
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