WARNING
Fire, naked flames and smoking are
prohibited when
handling the bat-
tery. Avoid creating sparks.
Battery acid is caustic. Avoid con-
tact with the skin, eyes or cloth-
ing.
Wear suitable
protective clothing,
in particular gloves, an apron and
a face mask.
Immediately rinse acid splashes
off with clean water. Consult a doc-
tor if necessary.
Wear eye protection.
Keep children away.
Observe this Owner'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 such cases, 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. For more information, please
contact a qualified specialist workshop.
Have the battery charge checked more fre-
quently if you use the vehicle mainly for short
trips or if you leave it standing idle for a
lengthy period. Consult a qualified special-
ist workshop if you wish to leave your vehicle
parked up for a long period of time.
i
When you
park the vehicle, remove the key
if you 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, naked 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 the skin, eyes or cloth-
ing.
Do
not breathe in any battery gases. Do
not lean over the battery. Keep the batter-
ies out of the reach of children. Immedi-
ately rinse off battery acid thoroughly with
plenty of clean water and seek medical
attention at once.
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 173).
X
Connect the battery charger to the positive
terminal and earth point in the same order
as when connecting the donor battery in the
jump-starting procedure (Y page 190).
If the indicator/warning lamps do not light
up at low temperatures, it is very likely that
the discharged battery has frozen. In this
case you may neither jump-start the vehicle
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