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Performing battery load test using battery tester with printerVAS 5097 A
Performing battery load test using battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-
  Note
Battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- will shortly be replaced by battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- for the warranty test.
  WARNING
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-
  Note
Observe technical product information TPI 2012182 for battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-.
Performing battery load test:
  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
The battery must have a temperature of at least 10 °C.
–  Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
–  Check magic eye on batteries with magic eye → Chapter.
–  Check cold cranking current in amperes (A) according to DIN from indications on battery or set setting range on battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- according to table → Chapter „Table: cold cranking current“.
  Note
If the battery values are shown in IEC or EN/SAE instead of DIN then convert figures using table → Chapter „Table: cold cranking current“ or using table on unit.
–  Select cold cranking current via low-temperature test current selection switch → Chapter.
–  Select measuring range 80 - 379 A or 380 - 499 A with ON/OFF and functions switch → Chapter.
  Note
Batteries with cold cranking current higher than 499 A according to DIN (e.g. 520 A, 580 A or 600 A) can be temporarily tested using setting for 499 A according to DIN.
–  Connect red terminal „+“ of tester to positive terminal.
–  Connect black terminal „-“ of tester to negative terminal.
  Note
t  Ensure test clamps have a good contact!
t  Observe technical product information TPI 2012182 for battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-.
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–  Select point of connection of test terminals with selection switch → Chapter.
1 - Connected directly to battery.
2 - Connected to external test points in engine compartment.
–  Check that the figures given on the battery are correct for the settings on the battery tester.
–  Press start test button → Chapter.
The green LED lights up → Chapter. The test program runs through automatically. The test result is printed out by the printer → Chapter. If the unit does not start (LED does not light up, no print out), recharge battery → Chapter and test again.
–  Switch off unit → Chapter.
–  Remove test terminals.
  Note
t  The test is completed after about 20 seconds.
t  The result of the test is printed out by the printer.
t  Perform test once only. Repeating the test falsifies the result.
t  The tester requires approx. 30 minutes to cool down before it is ready for the next test.
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Table: cold cranking current > < Description of battery tester with printerVAS 5097 A