Battery, Charging

Battery, Charging

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Battery Charger (VAS 5903)


Risk of injury. Observe the warnings and safety precautions => [ Dangers When Working with Batteries ] Dangers When Working with Batteries!


Do not check or charge a battery 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.

The battery must be replaced.

• The battery temperature must be minimum 10 °C (50° F).

Procedure


• Switch off the ignition and all electrical consumers.

• Remove the key.

- Connect the (VAS 5903). The last selected operation mode is shown on the display. Refer to => [ Battery Charger VAS 5903 ] Battery Charger VAS 5903.

- Press the INFO button to select the battery type.






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 to be charged with the corresponding [Up Arrow] or [Down Arrow] button.

- Attach the red charging clamp (+) to the battery positive terminal.

- Connect the black charging clamp (-) to the negative terminal on the battery/negative connector.

The (VAS 5903) recognizes the nominal voltage of the connected battery (6 V/ 12 V /24 V) and begins the charging process automatically.

The (VAS 5903) begins the final charging when the charge is approximately 80 - 85%. The fourth bar is indicated on the display - 1 -. The battery is ready for operation.






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






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

• Depending on the battery type, the (VAS 5903) switches to maintenance charging after 1 to 7 hours. To reach a 100% charge condition, the battery should remain connected to the (VAS 5903).

Possible malfunctions and how they are handled:

1 - Displayed voltage does not match the nominal voltage

- Hold down the [Up Arrow] or [Down Arrow] button until the charging process begins.

2 - Displayed battery voltage does not match rated voltage - charging process has already begun

- Press the START/STOP button two times.

- Hold down the [Up Arrow] or [Down Arrow] button until the charging process begins again.

3 - The charger does not recognize a battery, when the battery voltage is less than 2 volts

The display remains unchanged.

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

End the battery charging process

- Press START/STOP button.

- Remove the charger clamps from the battery terminals.

- Disconnect the (VAS 5903).