2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual

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78nBa  tte  ry
Ch a rg in g th e  b a tte ry
If yo u p la n to  p a rk th e  ve hic le  lo nge r
th a n 4  w e e ks , d is c onne c t th e  b a tte ry
fro m  th e  ve hic le 's  e le c tric a l s ys te m  b y
d is c onne c tin g th e  c a b le  fro m  th e  n e ga -
tive  te rm ina l. Th e n h a ve  th e  b a tte ry
c ha rg e d  w ith  a n a p p ro p ria te  b a tte ry
c ha rg e r.
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 ngine   c om p a rtm e nt (re fe r to  "J um p -
s ta rtin g" o n p a ge 1 83).
If th e  ve hic le  w ill not b e  d rive n fo r a
p e rio d  lo nge r th a n 1 2 w e e ks , h a ve  th e
b a tte ry re m ove d , c ha rg e d  a nd  s to re  it
in a  c le a n a nd  c ool (fro  s t- fre e ) a re a .
Re c ha rg e  th e  b a tte ry a t le a s t e ve ry
th re e  m onth s  d uring s  to ra ge . Als o,
re c ha rg e  th e  b a tte ry b e fore  it is  in -
s ta lle d . If yo u fa il to  d o s o, it w  ill not b  e
s e rvic e a b le . Eve  ry tim e  th e  b a tte ry is
d is c ha rg e d , e s p e c ia lly o ve r e xte nd e d
p e rio d s , its  s e rvic e  life  is  re d uc e d .
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.
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.
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
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
of th e  b a tte ry w ith  th e  "Ma gic  Eye *"
(a  h yd ro m e te r):
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Gre e n: Ad e q ua te  c ha rg e
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
Avo id  e nviro nm e nta l p ollutio n
whe  n d is p os ing o f o ld  b a tte rie s .<
>
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 83).<
Re tu rn  u s e d  b a tte rie s  to  a  re c y-
c ling p oint o  r to  yo ur B MW c e nte  r.
Ma inta in th  e  b a tte ry in  a n u p rig ht p os i-
tio n fo r tra ns  p ort a nd  s to ra ge . S e c ure
th e  b a tte ry a ga ins t tiltin g in  tra ns it.<
The  s e rvic e  life  s p e c ifie d  fo r th e
b a tte ry c a n b e  a c hie ve d  only if it is
a lwa ys  ke p t a d e q ua te ly c ha rg e d .
Che  c k th e  c ha rg e  c ond itio n o f th e  b a t-
te ry fre q ue ntly if th  e  ve hic le  is  u s e d  p ri-
m a rily fo r d rivin g s hort d  is ta nc e s .<
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