9.0.4 Ex ter nal charg ing
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Read and fol low man ual of the charger man u fac turer.
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Check elec tro lyte level be fore charg ing and bal ance it where
nec es sary (see point 9.0.5 – main te nance)
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Only charge the bat tery with suit able, volt age reg u lated charg -
ers with the same nom i nal volt age, oth er wise the bat tery has
to be dis con nected/re moved. Rec om men da tion:
Charg ing cur rent: 1/10 Am pere of the bat tery ca pac ity Ah
Charg ing volt age: 14,4 V
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Never charge frozen bat ter ies or bat ter ies with a tem per a ture
higher than 45°C.
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Con nect the pos i tive ter mi nal (+) of the bat tery with the pos i -
tive ter mi nal (+) of the charger and the neg a tive ter mi nal (-) of
the bat tery with the neg a tive ter mi nal (-) of the charger.
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Only switch on the charger af ter con nect ing it to the bat tery.
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Only switch off the charger af ter charg ing has been com -
pleted.
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In ter rupt charg ing if the acid tem per a ture ex ceeds 55°C.
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In case the bat tery be comes hot or acid leaks, the charg ing
must be in ter rupted!
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The bat tery is fully charged if:
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Cur rent and volt age re main con stant with volt age reg u lated
charg ers.
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The charg ing volt age does not rise any more within two
hours with a cur rent reg u lated charger. The au to matic
charger switches off or switches over to main tain charge.
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En sure good ven ti la tion dur ing charg ing.
9.0.5 Main te nance
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Keep the bat tery sur face clean and dry, only clean with damp
or antistatic cloth.
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Pro tect ter mi nals/con nec tion clamps against cor ro sion (as
de scribed un der point 9.0.3).
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Con trol elec tro lyte level (re gard in ner or outer mark ing on the
box or op ti cal acid level in di ca tor in the lid).
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If nec es sary, re fill de min er al ised or dis tilled wa ter ac cord ing to
DIN IEC 60933-3... up to the max i mum acid level (never re fill
acid, for eign mat ters or so-called optimizers).
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In case of high elec tro lyte loss, con sult a ga rage.
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In case of in suf fi cient start ing per for mance, check bat tery and
pos si bly re charge it (see point 9.0.4).
9.0.6 Jump Start ing
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Only use stan dard ized jump start ca bles (e.g. ac cord ing to
DIN 72 553).
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Re gard in struc tions of the jump start ca ble man u fac turer.
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Only use bat ter ies of the same nom i nal volt age.
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Switch off the en gine of the giv ing ve hi cle (1).
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Con nect jump start ca ble to the pos i tive ter mi nal (+) of the do -
na tor bat tery (A) and to the pos i tive ter mi nal (+) of the re ceiv -
ing bat tery (B) or to the pos i tive (+) ve hi cle con nec tion ter mi -
nal.
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Only then con nect the jump start ca ble to the neg a tive ter mi -
nal (-) of the do nat ing bat tery (C) and to a sturdy, blank mass
in the re ceiv ing ve hi cle or to the neg a tive (-) jump start point
(D) (Do not use the neg a tive ter mi nal of the re ceiv ing bat tery
as a point of con nec tion).
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Start re ceiv ing ve hi cle (2).
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In case the first at tempt to jump start the ve hi cle fails, the do -
nat ing ve hi cle can be started BEFORE the sec ond jump start
try.
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Dis con nect the jump start ca bles in op po site or der.
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