BATTERY TEST, PERFORMING USING Battery Tester: VAS6161
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Battery Tester: VAS6161
Risk of injury! Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions. Refer to WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Testing the Battery:
Do not check or charge batteries that have a visual indicator that is light yellow. Do not give a jump start.
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.
These batteries must be replaced.
-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
-- Check the color display for batteries with a visual indicator. Refer to BATTERY WITH VISUAL INDICATOR, CHECKING .
-- Switch on the unit.
-- Clamp the red clamp "+" of the tester to the positive terminal.
-- Clamp the black clamp "-" of the tester to the negative terminal.
Make sure the test clamps make good contact!
-- Select one of the following tests:
VW original battery test: all VW original batteries are checked with this outside of the warranty.
"Non" VW battery test: all batteries from other manufactures are checked with this.
Storage maintenance: for batteries in storage and inventory.
- VW original battery. Refer to VW ORIGINAL BATTERY TEST .
- "Non" VW battery. Refer to "Non" VW BATTERY TEST .
- Storage maintenance. Refer to STORAGE MAINTENANCE, PERFORMING .
The test is over after approximately 10 seconds.
The test results are printed out.
It is not necessary to let the tester cool down before performing the next measurement.