Burstner CityCar 2016, Instruction Manual

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Electrical system
8
When charging the starter battery with an external charger, proceed as fol-
lows:
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Turn off the vehicle engine.
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Switch off the 12 V power supply on the panel. The indicator lamps or the
displays on the panel go out.
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Switch off all gas appliances, all gas isolator taps and close the regulator
tap on the gas bottle.
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Disconnect the starter battery from the vehicle (e.g. remove the battery ter-
minals). There is a danger of short circuit when disconnecting the battery
poles. For this reason, first disconnect the negative terminal on the starter
battery and then the positive.
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Check that the external charger is turned off.
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Connect the external charger to the starter battery. Pay attention to the
polarity: First connect the positive terminal "+" to the positive terminal of the
starter battery, then connect the negative terminal "–" to the negative pole
of the starter battery.
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Switch on the external charger.
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See the instructions for use of the connected charger for information con-
cerning charge period required for the battery.
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See the specifications on the battery for information concerning its
strength.
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Disconnect the charger in reverse order (the negative terminal first).
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Connect the battery terminals again (first the positive terminal).
8.3.3 Living area battery
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The living area battery may not be opened.
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Use only the built-in transformer/rectifier to load the living area battery.
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Prior to commencing a journey ensure the living area battery is fully
charged. For this reason charge the living area battery for at least 20 hours
before commencing the journey.
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During the trip, use every opportunity to charge the living area battery.
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After the trip, charge the living area battery fully.
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Before a temporary lay-up, charge the battery fully.
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When the living area battery is changed, only use batteries of the same
type and the same capacity.
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When changing the living area battery, use only batteries for which there
are charging characteristics available. After changing the battery the
charging characteristics must be adjusted at the transformer/rectifier or at
the auxiliary charging unit.
Z
If there are several living area batteries, always change all the batteries
together. The batteries must
always be the same age and have the same
capacity.
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When changing the living area battery, use only batteries which meet the
minimum capacity of the charger. Observe the separate instruction manual
for the charger. Lower-capacity batteries will generate a great deal of heat
when they are charged. Danger of explosion!