Service
Electrical system; General information
Edition 08.2015
Service Department. Technical Information
Service
List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
27 Starter, current supply, CCS
92 Windscreen wash/wipe system
94 Lights, bulbs, switches exterior
96 Lights, bulbs, switches interior
97 Wiring
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
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Electrical system; General information Edition 08.2015
Contents
27 Starter, current supply, CCS 1
1 Battery 1
1.1 Basic information on the battery 1
1.2 Battery types 1
1.3 Warnings and safety precautions 3
1.4 Battery terminal screw connection 6
2 Checking battery 7
2.1 Test sequence 7
2.2 Visual check 9
2.3 Checking colour indicator of magic eye 10
2.4 Checking battery using vehicle diagnostic tester 11
2.5 Battery tester with printer VAS 6161 13
2.6 Battery tester with printer VAS 5097 A 18
2.7 Current draw test 23
2.8 Checking no load voltage of battery, stock vehicles 25
3 Charging battery 26
3.1 Battery charger VAS 5095 A 26
3.2 Battery charger VAS 5900 31
3.3 Battery charger VAS 5903 43
3.4 Battery charger VAS 5906 55
3.5 Solar panel VAS 6102 A 58
3.6 Totally discharged batteries 59
4 Alternator 61
4.1 Checking alternator 61
4.2 Bosch alternator up to 2000 exploded view 61
4.3 Bosch alternator from 2001 onwards exploded view 63
4.4 Removing and installing voltage regulator Bosch alternator from 2001 onwards 64
4.5 Bosch alternator from 2007 onwards exploded view 64
4.6 Removing and installing voltage regulator Bosch alternator from 2007 onwards 65
4.7 Checking