Battery: Reading Out Condition

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CAUTION:

Risk of injury due to unintended engine start on high-voltage vehicles!

Pay attention to the high-voltage system warning messages:
For procedures where the ignition must be switched off, refer to PROCEDURES THAT NEED IGNITION SWITCHED ON .

NOTE:

The Full pre-delivery inspection test program may also be performed as an alternative.

Procedure:

-- Connect the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester. Refer to VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTER, CONNECTING .

-- Select the Diagnostic mode and start the diagnosis.

-- Perform the vehicle identification.

-- Set v and press Accept to select "Work with Guided Fault Finding".

-- Switch to the "Special Functions" tab and select the following program:

A - Battery, Checking

-- Start the program using Perform test... .

-- Continue the program sequence.

-- The following actions are derived from the test result:

Vehicle Diagnostic Tester result:	Action:
"Battery is OK"	No further action is necessary.
"Battery, Charging"	Charging the battery. Refer to BATTERY, CHARGING .
"Battery no longer meets the delivery quality"	Replace the battery. Refer to BATTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

NOTE:

A functioning network connection is required for sending the diagnostic log online.