Battery acid is caustic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes or clothing.
Wear suitable protective clothing,
especially gloves, apron and face-
guard.
Rinse any acid spills immediately
with clear water. Contact a physi-
cian if necessary.
Wear eye protection.
Keep children away.
Observe this Operator's Manual.
For safety reasons, smart recommends that you
only use batteries which have been tested and
approved specifically for your vehicle by
smart. These batteries provide increased
impact protection to prevent vehicle occu-
pants from suffering acid burns should the
battery be damaged in the event of an acci-
dent.
In order for the battery to achieve the maxi-
mum possible service life, it must always be
sufficiently charged.
Like other batteries, the vehicle battery may
discharge over time if you do not use the
vehicle. In this case, have the battery dis-
connected at a qualified specialist work-
shop. To maintain the charge, you can also
charge the battery with a charger recommen-
ded by smart. Contact a qualified specialist
workshop for further information.
Have the battery charge status checked more
frequently if you use the vehicle mainly for
short trips or if you leave it standing idle for
a lengthy period. Consult a qualified spe-
cialist workshop if you wish to leave your
vehicle parked for a long period of time.
When replacing a battery, only use a battery
recommended by smart.
i
Remove the SmartKey if you park the vehi-
cle and do not require any electrical con-
sumers. The vehicle will then use very lit-
tle energy, thus conserving battery power.
Charging the battery
G
WARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explo-
sive gases can escape from the battery.
There is a risk of an explosion.
Particularly avoid fire, open flames, cre-
ating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is
sufficient ventilation while charging and
jump-starting. Do not lean over a battery.
G
WARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is a risk of
injury.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
Do not inhale any battery gases. Do not lean
over the battery. Keep children away from
batteries. Wash away battery acid immedi-
ately with plenty of clean water and seek
medical attention.
G
WARNING
A discharged battery can freeze at temper-
atures below freezing point. When jump-
starting the vehicle or charging the bat-
tery, gases can escape from the battery.
There is a risk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting.
!
Only use battery chargers with a maximum
charging voltage of 14.8 V.
X
Open the service cover (Y page 151).
X
Connect the battery charger to the positive
terminal and ground point in the same
order as when connecting the donor battery
in the jump-starting procedure
(
Y page 168).
If, at low temperatures, the indicator lamps/
warning lamps in the instrument cluster do
not light up, it is highly likely that the dis-
charged battery has frozen. In this case you
may neither jump-start the vehicle nor
charge the battery. The service life of a
thawed-out battery may be shorter. The start-
ing characteristics can be impaired, partic-
ularly at low temperatures. Have the thawed-
out battery checked at a qualified specialist
workshop.
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