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Checking battery -> 2.5 Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- for Your Volkswagen Sharan VAN First Generation (1995-2010)

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Electrical System, General Information - Edition 07.2010  
2.5  
Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-  
General description  
WARNING  
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regula‐  
tions ⇒ page 2 !  
It is not necessary to remove or disconnect battery when using  
battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- .  
The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- does not load the bat‐  
tery any more. It works on the principle of dynamic conductance  
acquisition.  
Every battery type is stored in the tester.  
Data can be stored on an SD card.  
The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- can be updated via an  
interface or an SD card, so that battery data from Volkswagen are  
always up to date.  
The integrated temperature sensor improves measurement qual‐  
ity.  
A 2D scanner is available as an option to read data directly from  
the bar code of the battery.  
Note  
Observe the ⇒ operating manual of the battery tester with printer  
-VAS 6161- .  
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2.5.1  
Description of battery tester with printer  
-VAS 6161-  
1 - Integrated printer  
2 - Operating lever for paper compartment  
3 - Paper slot  
4 - LCD screen with main menu  
5 - Control panel with On/Off button  
6 - Connection for battery test cable  
7 - Memory card slot  
8 - Infrared temperature sensor  
9 - Data transmitter for PC  
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2.5.2  
Perform battery test with battery tester  
with printer -VAS 6161- .  
WARNING  
Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regula‐  
tions ⇒ page 2 !  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-  
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Performing battery test:  
WARNING  
Batteries where the magic eye is colourless or light yellow must  
not be checked or charged. 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 magic eye on batteries with magic eye ⇒ page 5 .  
– Switch on unit.  
– Connect red terminal „+“ of tester to positive terminal.  
– Connect black terminal „-“ of tester to negative terminal.  
Note  
Ensure test clamps have a good contact!  
– Select one of the following functions.  
♦ Maintenance test (only in new cars before registration, in sta‐  
tionary and stock maintenance programme ⇒ page 16 )  
♦ Service test ⇒ page 16  
♦ Guarantee test ⇒ page 17  
2. Checking battery  
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Note  
The test is completed after about 10 seconds.  
The result of the test is printed out by the printer.  
The tester requires no cooling phase before it is ready for the  
next measurement.  
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2.5.3  
Performing maintenance test  
WARNING  
Batteries where the magic eye is colourless or light yellow must  
not be checked or charged. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!  
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/  
jump starting  
These batteries must be renewed.  
– Select „Maintenance test“ in the menu.  
– Connect scanner.  
Note  
If no scanner is available, write vehicle identification number on  
test printout by hand.  
– Scan in vehicle identification number.  
– Select „On battery terminal“ or „On jump-start point“.  
– Scan in barcode or select type and manufacturer manually in  
menu.  
– Measure temperature. Hold temperature sensor about 5 cm  
above terminal connection until temperature stabilises.  
– Start test.  
– Print out test log if necessary.  
2.5.4  
Perform service test  
WARNING  
Batteries where the magic eye is colourless or light yellow must  
not be checked or charged. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!  
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/  
jump starting  
These batteries must be renewed.  
– Select „Service test“ in the menu.  
– Select „On battery terminal“ or „On jump-start point“.  
– Select vehicle type.  
– Measure temperature. Hold temperature sensor about 5 cm  
above one battery terminal until temperature stabilises.  
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– Select battery type „Normal“, „AGM“, „2*6V“ or „Gel“.  
– Select „CCA“, „JIS“, „DIN“, „SAE“, „IEC“ or „EN“ norm.  
– Start test.  
– Print out test log if necessary.  
2.5.5  
Perform guarantee test  
WARNING  
Batteries where the magic eye is colourless or light yellow must  
not be checked or charged. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!  
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/  
jump starting  
These batteries must be renewed.  
– Select „Guarantee test“ in the menu.  
– Select „In vehicle“ or „Outside vehicle“.  
– Select „On battery terminal“ or „On jump-start point“.  
– Select vehicle type.  
– Measure temperature. Hold temperature sensor about 5 cm  
above one battery terminal until temperature stabilises.  
– Select battery type „Normal“, „AGM“, „2*6V“ or „Gel“ or scan  
in.  
– Select battery capacity or scan in.  
– Start test.  
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– Print out test log if necessary.  
2.5.6  
Comments concerning test print out  
1 - Check type.  
2 - Battery test result  
3 - Measured voltage  
4 - Measured cold start value of battery.  
5 - Nominal cold start value of battery selected on tester.  
6 - Measured temperature of battery.  
7 - Fitting location of battery  
8 - Position of battery clamp selected on tester  
9 - Selected battery technology.  
Note  
The test printout is required for warranty claims.  
2.5.7  
Assessing test results  
Evaluating battery test results for guarantee and service tests  
Battery test results  
Battery OK  
Measures  
No measures on battery  
2. Checking battery  
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