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Parking the vehicle for more than 4 weeks
can lead to battery discharging. This may
reduce the service life of the battery.
Disconnect battery from on-board power
supply by disconnecting the neg ativ e
terminal (Vauxhall alarm system 3 is then
disabled ).
Ensure that ignition is switched off before
connecting battery. Then perform the
follow ing actions:
z Set da te and time in information d isplay
– see page 39.
z If necessary, activate window
elec tronics 3 – see page 104.
z Calibrate steering angle sensor (ESP) 3 –
see page 151.
In order to prevent the battery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light automatically switch off
after approx. 30 minutes.
Protecting electronic com ponents
In order to prevent faults in electronic
components in the electrical system, nev er
connect or disconnect battery with engine
running or ignition switched on. Never start
engine with battery disconnected, e.g.
when starting using jump leads.
To avoid damaging the vehicle, do not
make any modifications to the electrical
system, e. g. connec ting additional
consum ers or tampering with electronic
control units (chip tuning).
Disconnecting/connecting the battery
from /t o th e ele ctr ical s y st em
Disconnect the battery from the vehic le
electrical system before charging : First
detach the negative and then the positive
lead. Do not reverse the polarity of the
battery, i.e. do not confuse the terminals
for the p ositive and negativ e leads. When
connecting, start with the positive lead and
then connect the negative lead.
Electronic ignition system s generate very
high voltages. Do not touch the ignition
system; high voltage can b e fatal.
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