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Checking a battery with colour indicator
Checking a battery with colour indicator
  WARNING
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!
Carry out procedure in sequence as follows:
1.  Visual check → Chapter
2.  Check the colour indicator, „3-colour“, → Chapter or „2-colour“, → Chapter
  WARNING
It is not permissible to test or charge batteries whose colour indicator is light yellow. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/jump starting.
These batteries must be renewed.
  Note
Battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- will shortly be replaced by battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- for the warranty test.
3.  Perform a battery load test using battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- → Chapter.
–  Battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- → Chapter.
4.  Depending on the result of the battery test, „perform current draw test“ → Chapter.
   

Absorbent glass mat battery > < Checking the various types of batteries