CSV 409 A caravan charging system instruction manual
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Issued: 20.02.2020
8050101 BA / EN
5.3 Changing the battery
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ATTENTION!
Wrong battery type or incorrectly connected battery!
Will damage the battery or the devices connected up to the caravan
charging system:
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Batteries shall only be changed by qualified personnel.
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Follow the instructions of the battery manufacturer.
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The caravan charging system is to be used solely for connecting the
12 V power supply to 6-cell lead-gel or lead-acid batteries. Never use
unapproved types of battery (e.g. NiMH batteries).
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Only batteries of the same type and capacity should normally be used,
i.e. same as those installed by the manufacturer.
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You can change over from lead-acid to lead-gel batteries. You cannot
change over from lead-gel to lead-acid batteries! Your vehicle manufactu-
rer will provide you with information about this.
Disconnect the battery from the caravan charging system by switching
the 12 V main switch off.
Unhitch the caravan from the towing vehicle.
Replace the battery.
Check once more to ensure that you have fitted the correct type of bat-
tery afterwards.
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DANGER!
Battery selector switch set incorrectly!
Danger of explosion caused by the build up of oxyhydrogen gas.
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Set the battery selector switch to the correct position.
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ATTENTION!
Battery selector switch set incorrectly!
The battery will be damaged.
F
Set the battery selector switch to the correct position.
Disconnect the caravan charging system from the mains before resetting
the battery selector switch.
Move the battery selector switch (Fig. 2, Pos. 21) into the relevant posi-
tion using a thin object (e. g. ball-point pen):
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Lead-gel battery: Set the battery selector switch to “Lead-gel” (Gel).
F
Lead-acid battery: Set the battery selector switch to “Lead-acid”
(Säure).
Start the system as instructed in Chapter 5.2.
Changing the battery
Starting up
the system
