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Battery System Tester Operating manual AUTODITEX
3. Battery test mode
Note:
Before you test a battery in a vehicle, turn off the ignition, all accessories and loads. Close all
vehicle doors and the trunk lid. Make sure the battery terminals are clean and wire brush them
if necessary. Clamp the black lead to the negative battery terminal (-). Clamp the red lead to
the positive battery terminal (+).
Note:
There is a 9V battery compratment inside the Battery System Tester but it’s not used and
should not be installed!
- Once you connect the tester to a vehicle battery, the screen will come on and display
“BATTERY TEST”. The battery voltage also will be displayed below in format “XX.XX V”.
Press the “Enter” (MENU) button to go to the next step.
- The screen will show “BATTERY TYPE” selection. Select the battery type by pressing the “
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” buttons: REGULAR LIQUID, AGM, VRLA/GEL. Press the “Enter” (MENU) button to
confirm choice.
- The screen will show “RATING STANDARD”. Press the “
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” buttons to select the battery
standard: SAE, DIN, IEC, EN or CA(MCA)
- The screen will show “RATING CAPACITY”. Press the “
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” buttons to select the CCA
battery capacity. Each button press leads to an increase or decrease with five units. The
tester’s testing range depending on the selected standard, is:
SAE: 40-2000CCA
EN: 40-2100CCA
DIN: 25-1300CCA
IEC: 30-1500CCA
CA(MCA): 240-1440CA(MCA)
Press the “Enter” (MENU) button to confirm the input value of the battery capacity and
begin the test.
- The screen will show message “TESTING …” while the testing is in progress. The test result
will show up after 2 seconds.
- If a message “BATTERY CHARGED ?” appears, Press the “
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” buttons to select “YES” or
“NO”. Press the “Enter” (MENU) button to confirm the choice and proceed to the next
step. The Battery System Tester will judge the tested battery status and decide to show
out this message or not!
- When the test is completed, the display shows the actual voltage and the actual CCA or %.
Press the “
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” buttons to see the SOH (STATE OF HEALTH), SOC (STATE OF CHARGE) in
percentage, and the battery internal resistance (IR) in mΩ (milliohms). The test results are as
following:
“GOOD PASS” - The battery is good and capable of holding a charge.
“GOOD RECHARGE” - The battery is good but it needs to be recharged.
“RECHARGE RETEST” - Battery is discharged and the battery condition cannot be determined
until it is fully charged. Please recharge and retest the battery.
“BAD REPLACE” - The battery will not hold a charge! It should be replaced immediately!