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and topping up fluids
When it is discharged the battery can freeze
at temperatures around 0°
(.
- Make sure that the vapour hose is always at
tached to the battery.
- Never use a damaged battery -risk of explo
sion! Replace a damaged battery immedi
ately.
- Never disconnect the car's battery with the
engine running or with the ignition turned
on, otherwise the electrical system or elec
trical components will be damaged.
- Do not expose the battery to direct sunlight
over a Long period of time, as the intense ul
traviolet radiation can affect the battery
housing.
- If the car is Left standing for Long periods,
protect the battery from frost. The battery
will be destroyed if it is allowed to freeze
¢page 228.
- When the doors are opened the windows
are automatically lowered by approximately
10 mm. This function is not available if the
battery is disconnected, and the door seal
and window may be damaged as a result.
Charging the battery
Terminals for charging the battery are fitted in
the engine compartment.
Fig. 216 Engine compartment: Terminals for jump leads
and battery charger
... Note the warnings ¢.&. in Important safety
warnings for handling a car battery on
page 227 and r=;, ,&..
... Switch off all electrical equipment and the igni
tion.
228 ...
Open the bonnet ¢page 221.
... Open the red cap on the positive terminal
¢Fig. 216.
... Connect the charger cables as specified to the
jump-start terminals (terminal with red cap=
"positive", terminal with hexagon = "nega
tive").
... Now connect the battery charger to the mains
and switch on .
... After
charging the battery: switch off the bat-
tery charger and disconnect the mains cable.
... Now disconnect the charger cables.
... Refit the red cap onto the positive terminal.
... Close the bonnet r=;,page 222.
When it is discharged the battery can freeze at
temperatures around 0°
C. You must not use a
battery which has frozen, even after it has
thawed, because the ice may have cracked the
battery casing and allowed the battery acid to es
cape r=;,.&..
Charging the battery
Only use battery chargers with a maximum
charge voltage of 14.8 V (the battery cables do
not have to be disconnected). The battery must
not be opened while you are charging it.
Important: Before you charge the battery make
sure you read the manufacturer's instructions for
using the battery charger.
.&_ WARNING
Always replace a frozen battery. Never re
charge it -risk of explosion!
{D Note
Use only the terminals in the engine compart
ment to charge the battery.
Replacing the battery
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent pow-
er management system to control the distribu-
tion of electrical energy r=;, page 106. The power
management function ensures that the battery is
charged much more efficiently than on vehicles
without a power management system. For this
additional power to be available after replacing
.,.
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Snow chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not be
used on the compact temporary spare wheel.
Sheu ld you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the compact
temporary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. You can then attach the snow chains to
the wheel taken from the rear and use this wheel
to replace the punctured front wheel.
A WARNING
- The tyre pressure must be checked as soon
as possible after fitting the spare wheel-an
incorrectly inflated tyre can increase the risk
of accident. You can find the tyre pressures
here ¢ page 233, Fig. 220.
- Do not drive faster than 80 km/h when the
compact temporary spare wheel is fitted -
higher speeds can cause an accident.
- Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fast cornering when the compact temporary
spare wheel is fitted -risk of accident!
- Never use two or more compact spare tyres
at the same time -risk of accident!
- No other type of tyre (normal summer or
winter tyres) may be fitted on the compact
temporary spare wheel.
]ump-starting Before starting the engine
If necessary, the engine can be started by con
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine fails to start because of a dis
charged battery, the battery can be connected to
the battery of another vehicle to start the engine.
Suitable jump Leads are required.
Both batteries must be rated at 12 Volts. The ca
pacity (Ah) of the booster battery should not be
significantly lower than that of the discharged
battery.
Jump Leads
The jump Leads must be heavy enough to carry
the starter current. Refer to the details given by
the manufacturer.
248 Only
use jump leads with insulated battery
clamps.
Positive cable -usually red.
Negative cable -usually black.
A WARNING
- When it is discharged the battery can freeze
at temperatures around 0°
(. A frozen bat
tery must first be thawed out before con
necting the jump leads, as it could other
wise explode.
- Note the safety warnings referring to work
ing in the engine compartment ¢ page 220.
(© Note
- There must be no contact between the two
vehicles as otherwise current could flow as
soon as the positive terminals are connec
ted and the boosting battery could be dis
charged.
- The disch arged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical system.
- Switch off the car telephone if necessary.
Details will be given in the manufacturer's
instructions for the car telephone.
