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SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
SERVICE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CONTROLS
AND DEVICES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
RECHARGING
THE BATTERY
IMPORTANT The battery recharging pro-
cedure is provided for information pur-
poses only. You are recommended to go
to a Fiat Dealership to have this operation
performed.
We recommend recharging the battery
slowly for approximately 24 hours at low
amperage. Rapid charging with high cur-
rents could damage the battery.
VERSIONS WITHOUT
Start&Stop SYSTEM
Charge the battery as follows:
❒ disconnect battery negative terminal;
❒ connect the charger cables to the bat-
tery terminals, observing the polarity;
❒ turn on the charger;
❒ when you have finished, turn the charg-
er off before disconnecting it from the
battery;
❒ reconnect battery negative terminal.
fig. 41
F0M0518m
VERSIONS WITH Start&Stop
SYSTEM (with dummy pole)
fig. 41
(for versions/markets, where provided)
To charge, proceed as follows:
❒ disconnect the quick-release negative
terminal A from the negative dummy
pole B because the battery negative
pole C has a sensor D monitoring the
battery conditions, that should never
be disconnected from the negative pole
C (unless the battery is replaced);
❒ connect the battery charger positive ca-
ble to the battery positive pole E and
the negative cable to the dummy pole
B;
❒ switch on the battery charger. At the
end of the charging process, switch the
charger off before disconnecting it;
❒ after disconnecting the battery charg-
er, reconnect the quick-release nega-
tive terminal A to the dummy pole B.
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