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higher CCA/CA (MCA) capacity than the tester's operating range.
11. Press the up/down arrow keys to display the battery's State of Health (SOH)
and State of Charge (SOC).
12. Press ENTER return to the home screen and once again display the battery's
open circuit voltage. Remove the test leads from the battery posts after
completion of testing, always removing the negative clamp first and then the
positive clamp.
System Testing: Starting and Charging System Tests
1. Make sure the battery terminals are clean. See Preparing Battery to Be Tested.
2. Connect tester leads to the battery, clamping the red clamp to the vehicle's
positive battery terminal first. Then, clamp the black clamp to the vehicle's
negative battery terminal second.
Note: Whenever possible, connect directly to the terminals/posts of the battery.
3. Display will power up and show the open circuit voltage of the battery on the
screen.
Note: If you see HI / Lo / ---- on the display, please refer to Troubleshooting.
4. Turn off all vehicle accessory loads such as lighting, air conditioning, radio, etc.
5. Press UP or DOWN arrow keys to choose the type of test you would like to
perform. Choose CRANK to perform a Starting System Test. Press ENTER.
6. The display shows CRANK, the battery's voltage and a blinking key icon.
7. Start the engine. The display will show the minimum voltage reach by the
battery and provide an assessment of starting system condition. Assessment
corresponds as follows:
OK – Starting System OK.
LO – Starting System Weak
---- – Starting System Problem. Check connections, wiring and starter
immediately.
8. After Starting System Test, press ENTER to go to Charging System Test.
Display will show CHARGE.
9. Run the engine to 1200 – 1500 rpm. The tester will display the charging system
voltage without loads and provide an assessment of that reading. Assessment