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consumption of the battery, which may finally lead to the exhaustion of the battery.
1.
Turn off and close the ignition key and all its accessories.
Make sure that the bus, engine louver and cabin lights have been turned off and closed.
2.
Set the rotary switch to
A 10A.
Insert the red test lead into the
A
terminal and the black one into the
COM
terminal.
3.
Cut off the link between the positive pole of the battery and the cable and connect the test lead
probes to the circuit. (Connect the red test lead probe to the positive pole of the battery and the
black one to the negative pole of the battery.)
Warning:
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Do not start the engine of the automobile during testing, or the meter will be
damaged.
4.
Read the reading of the tested current directly from the display with the normal current being
about 100mA. For the special supply of currents (when the engine is off), please refer to the
automotive servicing manual. If there emerges any additional current, do necessary servicing.
Warning:
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A
frequency-modulated radio or lock needs a current supply of 100 mA.
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