Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Perform battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-.

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WARNING

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

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

Performing battery test:

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.

–	Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.

–	Check the colour indicator in batteries with an inspection window → Chapter.

–	Switch tester on.

–	Connect red terminal “+” of tester to positive terminal.

–	Connect black terminal “-” of tester to negative terminal.

Note

Ensure test clamps have a good contact!

–	Select one of the following functions.

Test Genuine batteries in guarantee mode → Chapter

Test third-party batteries in service mode → Chapter.

Note

The test is completed after about 10 seconds.

The result of the test is printed out by the printer.

The tester requires no cooling phase before it is ready for the next measurement.

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

Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

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