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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 .<
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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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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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