Charging and caring for batteries 133
Temperature indications
When the battery temperature is outside the normal
charging range, the orange LED on the charger is lit.
Charging will start or resume once the temperature is
within normal limits, and no action is required by you.
Leaving the battery on charge
You can leave a battery/radio in the charger once
charging is complete. Leaving a battery in the charger
will not overcharge or damage it.
You can remove a battery/radio from the charger at
any time without harming the battery, the radio, or the
charger. When you return the battery/radio to the
charger, charging is automatically resumed.
Charger for IS batteries only
Notice Placing a fully charged battery into the
charger for IS batteries may result in both the orange
and red LED lighting up. In this case, remove the
battery and use as normal. Leaving the battery in the
charger may result in the battery being discharged.
Vehicle charger only
It is safe to switch off the ignition while there is still a
battery in the charger. However, if the vehicle will not
be used again for some time, check whether charging
will continue while the ignition is off, and consider
what effect this might have on the vehicle battery.
To check, place the battery in the charger, and switch
off the vehicle ignition:
■ If no charger LED stays lit, the charger will resume
charging only when the ignition is switched on
again. Minimal charger standby power will be
drawn from the vehicle battery until then.
■ If a charger LED stays lit, the charger will continue
to charge the radio battery even while the ignition
is off, and will continue to draw power from the
vehicle battery. Once the battery is charged, the
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