Ke
ep children at asafed ista nce. Obser
vethese Operating Instructions.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Recharge theb atter ymoref requ entl yint he
fo llowing cases:
- Youp redominantl ydrive shor tdista nces.
- Youp redominantl ydrive at lo woutside
te mp eratures.
- Youl eave thev ehicle par kedf or alengt hy
period.
In order fort he batteries toachie vetheir max‐
imum possible service life, they mus talways
be suf ficiently charge d.
R Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop if you
wish tolea veyour vehicle par kedupf or a
long period of time.
R When youp arkt he vehicle, remo vethek eyif
yo udon otrequ irea nyelect rical consumers.
The vehicle will then use very little energy,
th us conservin gbatte ry powe r.
R Ifyo ur vehicle requ ires jump-s tarting, or if you
wish toprov ide jump-s tarting assis tance to
ano ther vehicle, only use thej ump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint in thee ngine compartment
(/ page191).
Installa tionlocations
Yo ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit hthe following
th re eb atteries, depending on thee quipment ver‐
sion:
R Starterb atter yint he seat base of ther ight-
hand front seat
R Suppor tbatter yint he seat base of ther ight-
hand front seat
R Auxilia rybatter yinthe seat base of thel eft-
hand front seat St
arting assistanc eand chargin gthe 12 V
battery &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas can be released. #
Alwaysa llowab atterytot hawb efore
ch argin gitorp erform ing startin gassis‐
ta nce. If
th ew arning/indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument clus teratt emperatures around or
belo wfreezing, it is highl yprobable that thed is‐
ch arge db atter yhas frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R Do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R The service lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R The startin gbehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R It is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret her eiss ufficient ventilation. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. #
Do no tinhal ebattery gases. #
Keep children away from theb atter y. Breakdown assis
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