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20A5Facelift.book Page 233 Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:13 PM Inspecting and replenishing233 WARNING (continued) For the sake of the environment • Hydrogen is released when you charge a battery and a highly explosive A removed battery is a special type of waste which is harmful to the environment - gas mixture is produced. An explosion can be caused through sparkling over contact your specialist garage regarding disposing of the battery. during unclamping or loosening of the cable plug while the ignition is on. • Bridging of the poles will create a short circuit (e.g. through metal Note objects, cables). Possible consequences of a short circuit: Melting of lead Please also refer to the guidelines ⇒ page 235, also after connecting the battery. struts, explosion and burning of the battery, jets of acid spurting out. • It is prohibited to work with a naked flame and light, to smoke or to carry out any activities which produce sparks. Avoid creating sparks when Battery with a charge level indicator, the so-called magic eye working with cables and electrical device s. Strong sparking represents a risk of injury. • Before carrying out any work on the electrical system, switch off the engine, the ignition as well as all electrical components and disconnect the negative cable (-) on the battery. If you wish to replace a bulb it is sufficient to switch off the appropriate light. • Never charge a frozen or thawed battery - risk of explosion and caustic burns! Replace a frozen battery. • Never use a battery which is damaged - risk of explosion! Immediately replace a damaged battery. Fig. 216 Battery with a charge level indicator Caution • You must only disconnect the battery if the ignition is switched off, otherwise There is a so-called magic eye ⇒ fig. 216 located on the top of the battery. The the electrical system (electronic components) of the vehicle may be damaged. “magic eye” changes its colour in line with the charge state of and electrolyte level When disconnecting the battery from the electrical system of the vehicle, first in the battery. disconnect the negative terminal (-) of the battery. Then disconnect the positive Air bubbles can influence the colour of the “magic eye”. For this reason carefully terminal (+). knock on the “magic eye” before carrying out the check. • When reconnecting the battery, first conne ct the positive terminal (+) and only • Green colour - the battery is adequately charged. then the negative terminal (-) of the battery. You must on no account connect the • Dark colour - the battery has to be charged cables wrongly - risk of a cable fire. • Colourless or yellow colour - have the battery checked by a Škoda dealer. • Ensure that battery acid does not come into contact with the vehicle body otherwise damage could occur to the paintwork.Batteries, which are more than 5 years old, must be replaced. We recommend you • Do not place the battery in direct daylight in order to protect the battery have the electrolyte level inspected and adju sted to the correct level or the battery housing from the effects of ultra-violet light.replaced if necessary by a Škoda Service Partner. Using the systemSafety Driving Tips General MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data

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