BATTERY, CHARGING WITH Battery Charger:VAS5900

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Battery Charger:VAS5900

Fig 1: Battery Charger VAS5900
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WARNING:

Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety precautions. Refer to WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

WARNING:

Do not check or charge a Battery -A- when the visual indicator has >>no color or is bright yellow<<. Jump starting must not be used!

There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.

These Batteries -A- must be replaced.

NOTE:

The Battery -A- temperature must be at least 10 °C (50 °F).

Procedure

-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.

-- Connect the Battery Charger:VAS5900 to the power supply. The last selected mode is shown on the display. Refer to Battery Charger .

-- Set the battery type with the INFO button.

Fig 2: Identifying Battery Type Symbols

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The symbol -1- for "standard charge of wet batteries" or the symbol -2- for "standard charge of Gel/Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries" is indicated in the display.

-- Set the battery capacity (Ah) on the Battery -A- to be charged with the corresponding ↑ button or ↓ button.

-- Connect the red charge terminal (+) to the positive terminal of the Battery -A-.

NOTE:

On vehicles with a Start/Stop function and an installed Battery Monitoring Control Module -J367-, the black charge terminal (-) must be connected to the body ground. The Start/Stop system will malfunction when it is connected to the Battery -A- negative terminal.

-- Connect the black charge terminal (-) to the negative terminal of the Battery -A- /negative connector.

The Battery Charger:VAS5900 recognizes the nominal voltage of the connected Battery -A- (6 V/12 V/24 V) and begins the charging process automatically.

The Battery Charger:VAS5900 begins the "final charging" when the charge level is approximately 80 to 85%. The fourth bar is indicated on the display -1-. The Battery -A- is ready to be used.

Fig 3: Charging Unit Display, Charge Condition Approx. 80 - 85 %

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With a charge status of 100%, all bars are indicated on the display -1-.

Fig 4: Charging Unit Display, Charge Condition 100 %

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NOTE:

With the "standard charge", parallel operation of electrical consumers during the charging process is possible. The charging time is lengthened by this.

Depending on the battery type, the Battery Charger:VAS5900 switches to maintenance charging after 1 to 7 hours. To reach a 100% charge level, the Battery -A- should remain connected to the :VAS5900 .

Possible malfunctions and how they are handled

Displayed voltage does not match the nominal voltage:
-- Hold down the ↑ button or ↓ button until the charging process begins.
Displayed battery voltage does not match the nominal voltage - the charging process has already begun:
-- Press the START/STOP button two times.

-- Hold down the ↑ button or ↓ button until the charging process begins again.
The Battery Charger:VAS5900 does not recognize the Battery -A-, if the battery voltage is less than 2V:
The display remains unchanged.

The selected battery type and Ampere hours (Ah) are displayed.

Battery -A- charging, ending

-- Press the START/STOP -button.

-- Remove the charging clamps from the battery terminals.

-- Disconnect the :VAS5900 from the power.