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Warning notices and safety regulations > < Battery with »enhanced« colour indicator
Absorbent glass mat battery
Absorbent glass mat battery
Maintenance-free battery with a contained electrolyte and no colour indicator
Lead-acid battery where the electrolyte is contained within a microscopic glass mat (AGM). The battery is sealed and fitted with valves.
AGM is the abbreviation for absorbent glass mat.
Due to containment of the electrolyte, this type of battery cannot have a colour indicator. Absorbent glass mat batteries are identified by the abbreviation AGM on the battery.
  Note
Always replace an absorbent glass mat battery with another absorbent glass mat battery.
   

Warning notices and safety regulations > < Battery with »enhanced« colour indicator