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2.4
Checking battery
All the notes and comments to the following chapters can be
found in the Workshop Manual “Electrical System - General
notes” ⇒ Electrical System - General notes; Rep. gr. 27 .
♦ Visual inspection
♦ Check battery with a magic eye
♦ Measuring no-load voltage
♦ Measuring voltage under load
♦ Check current drain when charging
2.5
Charging battery
All notes and comments to this chapter can be found in the Work‐
shop Manual “Electrical system - General notes” ⇒ Electrical
system - General notes; Rep. gr. 27 .
2.6
Removing and installing battery
WARNING
Observe the battery handling instructions as well as the warn‐
ing instructions and safety precautions for lead acid batteries
⇒ page 2
.
Removing
– Switch off all electrical components and take out the ignition
key.
– Disconnect the earth cable and then the positive terminal of
the battery
⇒ page 2
.
Vehicles with the battery located in the plastic cover:
– Vehicles with diesel engine - screw out the fixing screws of the
upper cover for air suction and fold away to the side. Protect
the air filter with the cover to prevent any dirt from penetrating.
– Pull the front of the battery housing upwards -arrow-.
Octavia II 2004 ➤ , Octavia II 2010 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 12.2013
2. Battery
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