TATA Motors TIGOR EV 2021, Owner'S Manual

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VEHICLE PARKING FOR LONG DU-
RATION
If the vehIcle need to be park for long du-
ration, following care to be taken:
Park the vehicle in covered, dry and 1.
well ventilated premises & Ensure the
engagment of parking brake lever.
Block the wheel. 2.
Remove the 12 V battery negative ter- 3.
minal ensuring that Low voltage bat-
tery fully charged.
Clean and protect the painted parts 4.
using protective wax.
Clean and protect the shiny metal 5.
parts using commercially available
special compounds.
Sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber 6.
windscreen wiper and lift them off the
glass.
Slightly open the windows. 7.
Cover the vehicle with a cloth or perfo- 8.
rated plastic sheet. Do not use sheets
of imperforated plastic as they do not
allow moisture on the vehicle body to
evaporate.
Inflate the tyres to 0.5 bar above the 9.
normal specified pressure and check it
at regular intervals.
Check the HV battery charge every six 10.
weeks.
The HV battery undergoes discharge 11.
at a rate of approximately 2% over a
period of 30days in storage. Do not
allow the vehicle to be discharged to
0% in storage. It is recommended that
the vehicle must be charged greater
than 50% before leaving the vehicle for
long time storage. After this time period
the vehicle must be charged to 100%
using Slow Charging or AC charging
before use. This will keep the battery
to full charge while also keeping the
auxiliary power systems ready to use.
Do not drain the coolant of motor cool- 12.
ing system.
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