Fayat Group BOMAG BW 213 D-5, Operating Instruction, Maintenance Instruction

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8.8.6 Servicing the battery, checking the main battery isolation
8.8.6.1 Battery service
Maintenance free batteries also
need care. Maintenance free only
means that the fluid level does not
need to be checked.
Each battery suffers under self-dis-
charge, which may, in not checked
occasionally, even cause damage
to the battery as a result of exhaus-
tive discharge.
Exhausted batteries (batteries with
formation of sulphate on the plates)
are not covered under warranty!
Protective equip-
ment:
n
Working clothes
n Protective gloves
n Safety goggles
1. Park the machine in secured condition
Ä
Chapter 6.7 „Park the machine in
secured condition.“ on page 115 .
2. Remove the battery and clean the battery
compartment.
3. Clean the outside of the battery.
4. Clean battery poles and pole clamps and
grease them with pole grease (Vaseline).
5. Install the battery and check the battery
fastening.
6. On serviceable batteries check the acid
level, if necessary top up to the filling mark
with distilled water.
Fig. 132
Maintenance – Every 500 operating hours
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