Battery Trickle Charging

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• When working or carrying out tests on the vehicle or when the vehicle is in the workshop, a battery charger with a rated current of at least 40 A must be connected. 
• As soon as the vehicle is unlocked, e.g. the vehicle is in the workshop or salesroom, it must be trickle charged with a battery charging device. 

1. Switch off battery charger.
2. Switch off ignition and remove remote control (hand-held transmitter).
3. Switch off all loads (e.g. lights).
4. Connect the positive cable to the positive terminal for jump-lead starting -+-  first, then to the positive terminal of the donor battery.
5. Connect the negative cable to the negative terminal of the donor battery first, then to the ground point for jump-lead starting -  .
   Fig 1: Identifying Battery External Power Connection

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6. Set the charge current on the battery charger according to the battery capacity.
7. Switch on battery charger.