BATTERY TEST, PERFORMING USING Battery Tester: VAS6161

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

WARNING:

Risk of injury! Pay attention to all warnings and safety precautions. Refer to WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

Procedure

WARNING:

Do not check or charge a Battery -A- when the visual indicator has >>no color or is bright yellow<<. Do not give a jump start.

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).

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

-- Check the color display on Batteries -A- with a visual indicator. Refer to BATTERY WITH COLOR DISPLAY (VISUAL INDICATOR), CHECKING .

-- Switch on the : VAS6161 . Refer to Battery Tester .

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

-- Connect the black terminal (-) to the negative terminal for the Battery -A-.

NOTE:

Make sure the test terminals make sufficient contact.

-- Select one of the following functions.

NOTE:

VW original battery test: all VW original batteries are checked with this outside of the warranty.

Non VW battery test: all batteries from other manufactures are checked with this.

Storage maintenance: for batteries in storage and inventory.

NOTE:

The test is over after approximately 10 seconds.

The test results are printed out.

The : VAS6161 does not have to cool down before taking the next measurement.

-- Switch off the : VAS6161 . Refer to Battery Tester .

-- Remove the test terminals.