Audi Q5: Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5095A-
WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety precautions. Refer to → Chapter "Warnings and Safety Precautions".
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Battery Charger -VAS5095A-
Caution
While charging, always set the battery type to 2.4 V/C (Volts/Cell)! This applies to all Batteries -A-.
Note
The Battery -A- temperature must be at least 10 ºC.
WARNING
Do not check or charge a Battery -A- when the visual indicator has "no color or is bright yellow". Jump starting must not be used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.
These Batteries -A- must be replaced.
Procedure
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.
- Check the battery type setting on the battery type switch. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description". The battery type switch must be set to 2.4V/C (Volts/Cell).
- Connect the red charge terminal (+) to the positive terminal of the Battery -A-.
Note
On vehicles with a Start/Stop function and an installed Battery Monitoring Control Module -J367-, the black charge terminal (-) must be connected to the body ground. The Start/Stop system will malfunction when it is connected to the Battery -A- negative terminal.
- Connect the black charge terminal (-) to the negative terminal of the Battery -A-/negative connector.
- Switch on the Battery Charger -VAS5095A-. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description".
Charge current displays. Refer to → Fig. " Battery Charger -VAS5095A- "-2- and -3- light up yellow. The Battery -A- is partially charged (approximately 90 %) when only the yellow LED -3- is on.
If the green LED. Refer to → Fig. " Battery Charger -VAS5095A- "-4- is also on, then the Battery Charger -VAS5095A- has switched to maintenance charging. The Battery -A- is charged.
- Switch off the Battery Charger -VAS5095A-. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5095A- Device Description".
- Remove the charging clamps from the battery terminals.
Severely Discharged Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5095A-
WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety precautions. Refer to → Chapter "Warnings and Safety Precautions".
The Battery Charger -VAS5095A- automatically detects severely discharged Batteries -A- and starts the charging process conservatively with a low charge current. The charge current is automatically adjusted to the battery charge state.
Note
- For information in the chapter. Refer to → Chapter "Severely Discharged Batteries".
- The battery voltage must be at least 0.6 V!
- Severely discharged Batteries -A- in vehicles must be replaced prior to delivery. Pre-existing damage cannot be ruled out.
WARNING
Do not check or charge a Battery -A- when the visual indicator has "no color or is bright yellow". Jump starting must not be used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.
These Batteries -A- must be replaced.
Procedure
- Charge the Battery -A-. Refer to → Chapter "Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5095A-".
