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Troubleshooting

12 volt vehicle battery and

fuses

If any fuel other than unleaded petrol has been used

in your vehicle

12 volt vehicle battery

1. Do not start the engine or switch on the igni-

tion.

What you should be mindful of

2. Seek assistance from a specialist garage.

Explanation of the warning symbols on the 12V bat-

tery

Lack of fuel

illuminates – the fuel level has reached the

reserve area.

Wear protective goggles!

The acid in the 12V battery is very caustic.

Wear gloves and eye protection.

— Refuel

Keep fire, sparks and naked flames away from

the 12V battery! Do not smoke!

A highly explosive gas mixture is produced

when the 12V battery is charged!

Technical data and specifications

The fuel specified for your vehicle is indicated on

a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler flap.

Keep children away from the 12V battery!

Follow the instructions in the Owner's Man-

ual!

Rinse eyes with water at once. Seek medical

attention immediately!

Functionality – protection against

the 12V battery discharging

Automatic system-related discharge protection for

the 12V battery

Example of fuel marking

— Increases the engine idling speed

— Switches off certain consumers or restricts their

use of power

Unleaded petrol

Organic share as a percentage

Recommendations when the vehicle is stationary

for more than three weeks

The fuel tank capacity is approx. 45 l, including a 7

l reserve.

— Disconnect the

terminal of the 12V battery.

Causes of the 12V battery discharging

— Worn 12V battery

— Frequent short journeys

— Low temperatures

— Vehicle stationary for a long period of time

— The ignition is switched on too long

— The parking lights are switched on too long

— A 12V device is plugged in.

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3. Plug the charger's power cable into the socket

and switch on the device.

Checking and charging the 12V ve-

hicle battery

4. After charging, switch off the charger and un-

plug the power cable from the socket.

Checking the condition

5. Disconnect the charger terminals from the 12V

battery.

The specialist garage checks the condition of the

12V battery during servicing.

WARNING

Checking the acid level

Risk of explosion!

Applies to a 12V battery with an acid level indicator.

Hydrogen is released during charging. An explo-

sion can also be caused by sparks, for example,

when disconnecting or loosening the cable con-

nector.

Never charge a frozen or thawed 12V battery.

Do not “quick charge” a 12V battery yourself,

have it done by a specialist garage.

NOTICE

A flat 12V battery can freeze easily!

— Tap on the indicator before testing to clear air

bubbles.

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— Black – the acid level is OK.

— Colourless or pale yellow – the acid is too low, the

12V battery must be replaced.

The 12V battery does not charge when the engine is

running

illuminates

Requirements for charging a 12V battery

— Seek assistance from a specialist garage.

✓

Ignition off

Power consumers switched off

Engine fault

illuminates

The process of charging a 12V battery

To charge the 12V battery, set a max. charging cur-

rent at 0.1 times its total capacity until fully charg-

ed.

1. Do not continue driving!

2. Stop the engine and seek assistance from a spe-

cialist garage.

Disconnecting, connecting, replac-

ing

CAUTION

Risk of fire!

Do not mix up the connection cables.

Earth point

Uncoupling

1. Close all electrically operated windows.

1. Connect the charger terminal to

the 12V battery.

pole of

2. Switch off the ignition and any connected pow-

er consumers.

2. Connect the

A earth point.

terminal of the charger to the

3. Disconnect the

minal.

terminal and then the

ter-

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12 volt vehicle battery and fuses

Coupling

tery must not be significantly lower than the capaci-

ty of the discharged 12-volt vehicle battery.

1. Connect the

nal.

terminal and then the

termi-

When the ignition is switched on, the indicator

lights come on

Using another vehicle's 12V vehicle

battery to start the vehicle

2. If, after a short distance, one of the above indi-

cator lights does not go out, seek assistance

from a specialist garage.

WARNING

Operate these vehicle functions after disconnecting

and connecting the 12V battery

Risk of injury! Risk of damage to the vehicle

Position the jump start cables so that they can-

not become caught by rotating parts in the en-

gine compartment

— Setting the time on the analogue instrument clus-

ter » page 58.

— Setting the time on the digital instrument clus-

ter » page 59.

NOTICE

Risk of short circuit

— Window operation » page 27.

The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps

must not touch each other.

Replacing

— Have the replacement carried out by a specialist

garage.

The cable connected to the positive pole of the

12V vehicle battery must not come into contact

with electrically conductive vehicle parts.

— The new 12V battery must have the same specifi-

cations as the original battery.

The vehicles must not touch each other.

Connecting the jump start cables

1. Switch off the ignition.

Using the jump-starting cable

2. Connect the terminals of the jump start cables

of the discharged 12V vehicle battery

the current-supplying 12V vehicle battery

shown below.

and

Use

A vehicle with a discharged or defective 12-volt bat-

tery can be started using jump start leads connected

to the 12-volt battery of another vehicle.

What you should be mindful of

WARNING

Risk of explosion and chemical burns!

Do not jump start with the 12-volt vehicle bat-

tery of another vehicle under the following con-

ditions:

pole of the discharged 12V vehicle battery

pole of the current-supplying 12V vehicle

battery

— The discharged 12-volt vehicle battery is fro-

zen. A discharged 12-volt vehicle battery may

freeze at temperatures just below zero.

pole of the current-supplying 12V vehicle

battery (or earth point)

earth point in the vehicle with the dis-

charged 12V battery

— The acid level in the 12-volt vehicle battery is

too low » page 106.

Use jump start cables with a sufficient cross section

and insulated terminal clamps.

The rated voltage of both batteries must be 12V. The

capacity (in Ah) of the auxiliary 12-volt vehicle bat-

Using the jump-starting cable

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