Battery Tester With Printer, Testing Battery

Battery Tester with Printer, Testing Battery

CAUTION!
Risk of injury. Observe warning notes and safety precautions. Refer to => [ Battery Safety Precautions ] Battery Safety Precautions and => [ Battery Safety Designation ] Battery Safety Designation!

CAUTION!
In order to prevent damage to the battery or vehicle, observe battery type descriptions and notes. Refer to => [ Battery with Charge Indicator ] Battery With Charge Indicator or => [ AGM Battery ] AGM Battery.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Battery tester with printer (VAS 6161)

Testing the battery:

CAUTION!
Batteries that have a colorless or light yellow visual indicator do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used!

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

These batteries must be replaced.

- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers.

- Check the visual indicator. Refer to => [ Battery with Visual Indicator, Checking ] Battery With Visual Indicator, Checking.

- Switch on the unit.

- Clamp the red clamp + of the tester to the positive terminal.

- Clamp the black clamp - on the tester to the negative terminal.

• Make sure the test clamps make good contact!

- Select the following:

• Maintenance test (only on new vehicles before becoming inventory, refer to => [ Battery Tester with Printer, Maintenance Test ] Battery Tester With Printer, Maintenance Test)

• Service test, refer to => [ Battery Tester with Printer, Service Test ] Battery Tester With Printer, Service Test

• Warranty test, refer to => [ Battery Tester with Printer, Warranty Test ] Battery Tester With Printer, Warranty Test

• The test is over after approximately 10 seconds.

• The results of the test are output through the printer.

• It is not necessary to let the tester cool down before performing the next measurement.