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The battery runs down completely in the course of three months. If it is necessary to refit the battery in
the vehicle, be careful not to reverse the connections, remembering that the ground wire ( black ) marked
(-) must be connected to the -negative clamp while the other two red wires marked (+) must be con-
nected to the clamp marked with the +positive sign.
3) Recharging the battery
Remove the battery from the vehicle removing the negative clamp first.
The normal bench charging must be carried out with the specific (single or multiple) battery charger,
placing the battery charger selector on the type of battery to be recharged. The connections to the power
supply must be made by connecting to the corresponding poles (+ with+ and -with -).
4) Battery cleaning
The battery should always be kept clean, especially on its top side, and the terminals should be coated
with Vaseline.
WARNING
BEFORE RECHARGING THE BATTERY, REMOVE THE PLUGS OF EACH CELL. KEEP SPARKS
AND NAKED FLAMES AWAY FROM THE BATTERY WHILE RECHARGING.
CAUTION
NEVER USE FUSES WITH A CAPACITY HIGHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED CAPACITY. USING
A FUSE OF UNSUITABLE RATING MAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE VEHICLE OR EVEN CAUSE
A FIRE.
CAUTION
ORDINARY AND DRINKING WATER CONTAINS MINERAL SALTS THAT ARE HARMFUL FOR
THE BATTERY. FOR THIS REASON, YOU MUST ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER.
CAUTION
CHARGE THE BATTERY BEFORE USE TO ENSURE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE. INADEQUATE
CHARGING OF THE BATTERY WITH A LOW LEVEL OF ELECTROLYTE BEFORE IT IS FIRST
USED SHORTENS THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY.
Specific tooling
020334Y Multiple battery charger
020333Y Single battery charger
Runner RST 50 SP
Electrical system
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