Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking a battery with colour indicator

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WARNING

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

Carry out procedure in sequence as follows:

1.	Visual check → Chapter

2.	Check the colour indicator, “3-colour”, → Chapter or “2-colour”, → Chapter

WARNING

It is not permissible to test or charge batteries whose colour indicator is light yellow. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!

Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/jump starting.

These batteries must be renewed.

3.	Battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- → Chapter.

4.	Depending on the result of the battery test, “perform current draw test” → Chapter.

Absorbent glass mat battery

Carry out procedure in sequence as follows:

1.	Visual check → Chapter

2.	Battery load test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- → Chapter

3.	Depending on the result of the battery test, “perform current draw test” → Chapter.

Checking battery

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

Visual check

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

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