Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5095A
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
| Battery Charger -VAS5095A- |
WARNING
| Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety
Precautions. Refer to
→ Chapter „Warnings and Safety Precautions“. |
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Caution
| While charging, always set the battery type to 2.4
V/C (Volts/Battery Cell)! This applies to all batteries. |
|
 Note
| The battery temperature must be at least 10 °C (50 °F). |
WARNING
| Batteries that have a light yellow visual indicator
do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must
not be used! |
| There is a risk of explosion during testing,
charging or jump starting. |
| These batteries must be replaced. |
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Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers. |
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Check the battery type setting on the battery type selector.
Refer to
→ Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“.
It must be set to 2.4V/C (Volts/Cell). |
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Clamp the red charging clamp “+” of the charger to the
positive battery terminal. |
Note
| In the case of vehicles with a start/stop function and an
installed Battery Monitoring Control Module -J367-, the black
charging clamp “-” must be connected to the body ground. The
start/stop system will malfunction if it is connected to the
negative terminal on the battery. |
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Connect the black charging clamp “-” of the charger to the
negative battery terminal. |
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Switch on the battery charger. Refer to
→ Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“. |
| Charge current displays. Refer to
→ Fig. „“Battery Charger -VAS5095A- ”“-2-
and -3- light up yellow. When only
the yellow LED -3- is lit, the
battery is partially charged (approximately 90%). |
| If the green LED. Refer to
→ Fig. „“Battery Charger -VAS5095A- ”“-4-
is also lit, the charger has switched to the charge sustain
function. The battery is charged. |
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Switch off the charger. Refer to
→ Chapter „Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description“. |
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Remove the charger clamps from the battery terminals. |
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WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety
Precautions. Refer to
→ Chapter „Warnings and ...
WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety
Precautions. Refer to
→ Chapter „Warnings and ...
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