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can be cracked due to ice formation and can leak battery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate of
30 amps / 14.8 Volt)
When charging at
low voltages (e.g . with a trickl e
charger ), the battery cab les do not have to be
d isconnected first. The battery caps shou ld
not
be opened when charg ing a battery .
It is not necessary to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment, and it is also not nec
essary to disconnect the cables .
Fast charging the battery (charg ing rate
a bo ve 14.8 Volt s)
F or technical reasons do not use a battery charg
er that us es voltage greater than 14 .8 Volts to
charge your vehicle's battery.
A WARNING
Charging a battery can be dangerous.
- Always fo llow the operating instructions
provided by the battery charger manufactur
er when charging y our battery.
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex
plode because of gas trapped in the ice. Al
low a frozen battery to thaw o ut first.
- Do not reuse batteries which were frozen .
The battery hous ing may have cracked and
weakened when the battery froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated area .
Keep away from open flame or electrical
spark . Do not smoke. Hyd rogen gas generat
ed by the battery is explos ive .
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never co nnect or disconnect cha rger cables while
the cha rger is operating .
- Fast charg ing a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted by a competent
tec hnician with the p roper equipment .
- Battery acid that may spill during charg ing
should be washed off w ith a so lution of
wa rm water and baking so da t o n eutrali ze
t he a cid .
Checking and Fillin g
(D Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to start
the engine . This will ser iously damage sensi
tive electronic components, s uch as control
units, relays, radio, etc., as well as the battery
charger .
Battery replacement
The new bat tery mus t hove the some specifica
tions and dimensions as the original equipmen t
battery.
Intelligent energy management in your vehicle is
responsible for distributing the electrical energy
t h roughout your vehicle
Q page 128 . The intelli
gent energy management system w ill keep the
engine batt ery charged better than vehicles with
out this system. To ma ke s ure t he add it iona l elec
t rical energy is av ailabl e once again afte r yo u
have changed the battery, we recommend tha t
yo u install batteries of the same type and man u
facture on ly (the same as those insta lled at the
t ime yo ur vehicle was delivered). Specifications
are listed on the battery hous ing . Your author
ized dealer must code the battery in the energy
manageme nt system to enab le you to use the en
ergy ma nagement fu nctions cor rectly afte r re
plac ing the battery .
The new battery mus t have the same capacity ,
vo ltage (12 -volts), amperage, construction and
plug seal ing.
When install ing the battery, make sure the ign i
t ion and all electr ica l consumers are switched off.
(D Note
Make sure the ventilat ion hose on the side of
the battery is connected, otherwise f umes or
battery acid can lea k out.
~ For the sake of the environment
Because o f the prob lem of proper disposal of
a battery, we recommend you r authorized
A udi dealer change the battery for you. Bat
teries contain sulfur ic acid and lead and must
always be dispose d of properly in complia nce
with a ll envi ronm ental regulations. Disposing ..,.
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