Group
28
Ignition systems
General
instructions
Important
Warning!
The
sys
t
em ope
r
a
t
es
at high power and
dangerous
voltage
l
evels
in both
the low and
high
-
tension
cir
c
uits
.
Dangerous
voltages
are present at
all
points
of
the
system
, i
ncluding connectors e
t
c
.
Switch off the ignition:
when
co
nnect
i
ng and
disconnecting
test
instru-
ments
-
when
d
i
s
c
onnect
i
ng and
reconnecting
the
con
trol
un
i
t
connector
when d
i
sconnecting and
reconnecting the
i
gnition
co
i
l
and
spark
plug leads
.
Battery
-
D
o
not disconnect the
leads
when the engine is
run-
n
i
ng
.
-
Di
sconnec
t
the
lead
s
when using a boost charge
r
.
-
D
o
not use
a
boost charger or a voltage source
higher than
1
6 V
when
jum
p
starting.
Control unit
-
Remove the
con
trol unit
e.g.
when
ca
rry
ing o
ut
a
stoving
ope
ration
.
The
unit must not be heated
above
+
80
°
C.
Disconne
c
t the
co
ntrol unit
connectOr
when carrying
ou
t
electric-arc
welding
.
-
Remove the
control unit
when
carrying
out electric-
arc
welding
in its vicinity.
Do not repla
ce
the
cont
r
ol
unit without
checking
all
wiring
and
componen
t
s
,
otherwise
the replacement
unit may suffer
the
same damage.
Battery
It
essent
i
al
that the
ba
tt
ery vol
tage
be normal
(i.e.
not too
lowl
when test
i
ng
th
e
various
co
mponents
.
A
battery
charger
may be connected
,
as required, during
test
i
ng
.
Max
.
permiss
i
ble
charg
i
ng
12 A
and
16 V
.
NOTE
:
Do
not
use a
boost
charger
.
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