1
74nBa tte ry
Do n ot s hort c irc uit th e b a tte ry te rm i-
Ch a rg in g th e b a tte ry
na ls. This c re a te s a ris k o f p e rs ona l in-
jury fro m h igh-vo lta ge s p a rks .
Cha rg e th e b a tte ry in th e ve hic le o nly
whe n th e e ngine is o ff. C ha rg e th e b a t-
te ry u s ing th e s up p le m e nta ry p os itive
te rm ina l a nd g ro und (te rm ina l) in th e e n-
gine c om p a rtm e nt (re fe r to "J um p -s ta rt-
ing" o n p a ge 1 79).
A h ighly-exp los ive g a s is
ge ne ra te d w he n th e b a tte ry is
cha rg e d .
If yo u h a p p e n to g e t a c id in
yo ur e ye s, rin s e th oro ughly fo r
On th e B MW 7 50iL, th e re is a n a uto -
m a tic s witc h b e tw e e n th e tw o b a tte rie s
d uring c ha rg ing.
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m inute s w ith c le a r wa te r.
Cons ult a p hys ic ia n im m e d ia te ly. If yo u
ge t a c id s p ra y o n yo ur s kin o r c loth ing,
rins e w ith p le nty o f w a te r. If e le c tro lyte
is a c c id e nta lly in ge s te d , c ons ult a p hy-
s ic ia n im m e d ia te ly.
Be fore p e rfo rm ing a ny w ork o n
th e e le c tric a l s ys te m , d is c onne c t
th e c a b le fro m th e n e ga tive te rm ina l. If
yo u d o not, s hort c irc uits c a n c re a te th e
ris k o f fire o r p e rs ona l injury.
Ch a rg e c o n d itio n – BMW 740i/L
You c a n re a d th e c ha rg e c ond itio n o f
th e b a tte ry w ith th e "Ma gic Eye " (a h y-
d ro m e te r) (not re le a s e d a t th is tim e ):
In o rd e r to p ro te c t th e b a tte ry
c a s e fro m u ltra vio le t ra d ia tio n,
If a jum p s ta rt is ne c e s s a ry, c onne c t th e
c a b le s o nly to th e a uxilia ry te rm ina l fo r
jum p s ta rtin g a nd a g ro und in th e e n-
gine c om p a rtm e nt in o rd e r to a vo id
d a m a ge to th e b a tte rie s (re fe r to
d o n ot p la c e it in d ire c t s unlight. > Gre e n: Ad e q ua te c ha rg e
A d is c ha rg e d b a tte ry c a n fre e ze . S to re
th e b a tte ry in a re a s w he re te m p e ra tu re
re m a ins a b ove fre e zing.
> Bla c k: No t c ha rg e d a d e q ua te ly. Th e
b a tte ry m us t b e re c ha rg e d . P le a s e
c onta c t yo ur B MW c e nte r
>
Ye llow: R e p la c e th e b a tte ry.
"J um p -s ta rtin g" o n p a ge 1 79).<
Ca r c a re
The b a tte ry is c om p le te ly m a inte na nc e -
fre e , th a t is , th e o rig ina l e le c tro lyte w ill
norm a lly la s t fo r th e s e rvic e life o f th e
b a tte ry.
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF E38 Owner's Manual Download. |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1997 |
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| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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