CAUTION:
Because of the possibility of personal injury,
always use extreme caution when working with
batteries. Follow all BCI (Battery Council International)
safety recommendations.
WARNING:
(Required by California Prop. 65) Battery
posts, terminals, and related accessories contain lead
and lead compounds, chemicals known to the state of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
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BATTERY TEST
Note:
Batteries can be tested in-vehicle or out-of-vehicle.
Before you start the test, clean the battery terminals with a wire
brush. Turn off the vehicle and all accessory loads.
Testing with
the ignition switch on or vehicle loads on may cause inaccurate
readings.
If the vehicle was running, turn on the headlights for 30 seconds
to remove the surface charge. Let the battery rest for 1 minute to
recover before testing.
1. Connect the tester clamps directly to the battery posts (or as
close to the posts as possible): red to the positive (+) terminal,
black to the negative (–) terminal. Rock each clamp back and
forth for a good connection.
2.
rEF
will flash on the display. The default reference number (50)
will then appear.
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