Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

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General description:

WARNING

Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!

It is not necessary to remove or disconnect battery when using battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-.

The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- does not load the battery any more. It works on the principle of dynamic conductance acquisition.

Every battery type is stored in the tester.

Data can be stored on an SD card.

The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- can be updated via an interface or an SD card, so that battery data from Volkswagen are always up to date.

The integrated temperature sensor improves measurement quality.

A 2D scanner is available as an option to read data directly from the battery's 2D code.

Note

Observe the → operating manual of the battery tester with printerVAS 6161.

Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

Description of battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

1 -	Integrated printer

2 -	Operating lever for paper compartment

3 -	Paper slot

4 -	LCD screen with main menu

5 -	Control panel with On/Off button

6 -	Connection for battery test cable

7 -	Memory card slot

8 -	Infrared temperature sensor

9 -	Data transmitter for PC

Description of battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

Checking colour indicator, “2-colour”

WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

Perform battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-.

WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

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