Battery Care
Requirements
1. INTRODUCTION
This document sets out the requirements for care and maintenance of batteries
and thereby the standard of battery care
at dealers and retailers for new vehic
Principles of Operation
For a detailed description of the battery system and operation, refer to the
relevant Description and Operation section of
the workshop manual. REFER to: (414-01 Battery, Moun
CAUTIONS:
Diagnosis by substitution from a donor vehicle is NOT acceptable.
Substitution of control modules does not
guarantee confirmation of a fault and may also cause additional faults in the
vehicle being checked and/or the donor
vehicle
When probing connectors to take measurements in th
Never start the engine, or
leave it
running, when the vehicle is in an
enclosed space. Exhaust gasses are
poisonous and can cause
unconsciousness and death if inhaled.
If the engine fails to start,
do not
continue cranking as this will discharge
the battery. It may also damage the
cata