| Battery with »enhanced« colour indicator |
| This is a maintenance-free battery with liquid electrolyte (wet battery). |
Caution | No stickers may be removed and do not replenish with distilled water. Only perform a visual check. Refer to chapter, Checking battery → Chapter. |
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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. |
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| The battery is used for particular requirements in certain stop-start vehicles. The battery can be identified by the lettering „EFB“ on the battery cover. „EFB“ stands for »enhanced flooded battery«. |
| An „EFB“ battery may only be replaced with another „EFB“ battery. |
| The „EFB“ battery has a colour indicator to enable the electrolyte level to be checked. |
Note | „EFB“ batteries have been used in the smaller petrol engines with stop-start systems and manual gearboxes since 05.2011. |
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