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Charging totally discharged battery with battery chargerVAS 5095 A > < Description of battery chargerVAS 5095 A
Charging battery with battery chargerVAS 5095 A
Charging battery with battery charger -VAS 5095 A-
  WARNING
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Battery charger -VAS 5095 A-
  Caution
Always set battery type 2.4 V/C (volts/battery cell) when charging! This applies for all batteries.
  Note
The battery must have a temperature of at least 10 °C.
  WARNING
It is not permissible to test or charge batteries whose magic eye shows 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.
–  Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
–  Check setting for battery type on type of battery switch → Chapter. Must be set to 2.4 V/C (volts/battery cell).
–  Connect red terminal clamp „+“ of charger unit to positive terminal on battery.
  Note
In vehicles with start/stop function and battery monitor control unit -J367- fitted, black terminal clamp „-“ must be connected to body earth. Connecting it to battery negative terminal will cause start/stop system to malfunction.
–  Connect black terminal clamp „-“ of battery charger to negative terminal.
–  Switch on battery charger → Chapter.
The charge current indicators → Fig.-2- and -3- light up yellow. When only the light emitting diode (LED) -3- lights up yellow, battery is partially discharged (approx. 90 %).
If the LED lights up green → Fig.-4- the charger has switched to "maintaining charge". The battery is fully charged.
–  Switch off charging unit → Chapter.
–  Remove charger unit terminals from battery terminals.
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