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Charging a completely drained battery with the Battery chargerVAS 5900
Charging a completely drained battery with the Battery charger -VAS 5900-
  WARNING
Risk of injuries! Pay attention to the warning notes and security norms → Chapter.
  Caution
t  The protective device for the proper connect of the charge terminals is not activated in the „charging of completely drained batteries/auxiliary operation“ mode. Connect the poles of the charging terminals to the terminals of the poles of the Battery -A-correctly.
t  During charging, always set the type of operation corresponding to the Battery -A- → Instruction manual of the Battery chargerVAS 5900.
t  A very drained Battery -A- is not recognized by the charger → Chapter.
t  Do not press the START/STOP button if the connection of the charge terminals is incorrect! It could damage the charger.
  Note
Batteries with voltages less than 2 V are not automatically recognized by the Battery charger -VAS 5900-.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Battery charger -VAS 5900-
  Note
t  The Battery -A- should always be at a minimum temperature of 10 °C.
t  Do not open the caps of batteries with removable caps during charging.
–  Turn off the ignition and all electrical components.
–  Connect the charger to a power source. The last mode of operation selected will appear on the display → Fig.-1-.
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–  Set the type of operation corresponding to the Battery -A-with the INFObutton.
On the display symbol -1- meaning „normal charging of standard batteries“ or symbol -2- meaning „normal charging of Gel/AGM batteries“ will appear.
–  Set the Battery -A- capacity (Ah) with the „Up“↑ or „Down“↓ adjustment buttons.
–  Connect the red charging terminal „+“ of the charger to the positive pole of the Battery -A-.
–  Connect the black charging terminal „-“ of the charger to the negative pole of the Battery -A-.
–  Press the START/STOP button. 5 seconds. The menu „charging of completely drained batteries/auxiliary operation“ will be activated.
–  Press the „Up“↑ or „Down“↓bottom, in order to set the voltage corresponding to the Battery -A- (6 V, 12 V or 24 V).
  Note
If no button is pressed for 5 seconds, the charger will return to the main menu (select type of operation).
–  Confirm the Battery -A- voltage selected with the START/STOP button.
Next the correct connection of the charging terminal poles is requested.
–  Check that the poles of the charging terminals are correctly connected.
–  Confirm the correct connection of the charging terminal poles with the START/STOP.button.
The charger will start charging the very drained Battery -A-.
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Once charged to about 80 - 85%, the charger begins „final charging“. A fourth bar appears on the display -1-. The Battery -A- is ready for use.
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When 100% charged, all the bars will appear on the display -1-.
After the Battery -A- has been charged:
–  Press the START/STOP button.
–  Disconnect the black charging terminal „-“ from the charger of the negative pole of the Battery -A-.
–  Disconnect the red charging terminal „+“ from the charger of the positive pole of the Battery -A-.
–  Disconnect the charger from its power source.
  N27-10180

Auxiliary operations with the Battery chargerVAS 5900 > < Servicing charge with the Battery chargerVAS 5900