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Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5095A

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Battery Charger -VAS5095A-
  WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions. Refer to → Chapter „Warnings and Safety Precautions“.
  Caution
While charging, always set the battery type to 2.4 V/C (Volts/Battery Cell)! This applies to all batteries.
  Note
The battery temperature must be at least 10 °C (50 °F).
  WARNING
Batteries that have a light yellow visual indicator do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.
These batteries must be replaced.
–  Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers.
–  Check the battery type setting on the battery type selector. Refer to → Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“. It must be set to 2.4V/C (Volts/Cell).
–  Clamp the red charging clamp “+” of the charger to the positive battery terminal.
  Note
In the case of vehicles with a start/stop function and an installed Battery Monitoring Control Module -J367-, the black charging clamp “-” must be connected to the body ground. The start/stop system will malfunction if it is connected to the negative terminal on the battery.
–  Connect the black charging clamp “-” of the charger to the negative battery terminal.
–  Switch on the battery charger. Refer to → Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“.
Charge current displays. Refer to → Fig. „“Battery Charger -VAS5095A- ”“-2- and -3- light up yellow. When only the yellow LED -3- is lit, the battery is partially charged (approximately 90%).
If the green LED. Refer to → Fig. „“Battery Charger -VAS5095A- ”“-4- is also lit, the charger has switched to the charge sustain function. The battery is charged.
–  Switch off the charger. Refer to → Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“.
–  Remove the charger clamps from the battery terminals.
   
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