Alfa Romeo 147 GTA owners manual page 236

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CHANGING THE BATTERY – When the vehicle is parked in a garage,The maximum absorption of all the ac- When changing the battery it should be re-ensure that the doors, bonnet, boot and in-cessories (standard and fitted afterwards) ner lids are closed properly so that the lightsshould be 0.6 mA x Ah (of the battery), as placed with another original one with the do not stay on permanently.shown in the following table: same characteristics. If it is replaced by a – Before carrying out any work on the battery with different characteristics, the maintenance intervals given in the Sched-electric system, disconnect the negative ca- uled Maintenance Programme in this chap-ble from the battery.BatteryMaximum permissible ter are no longer valid and for maintenance– If after buying the car, you wish to in-loadless absorption stall electric accessories which require a per- it will be necessary to follow the battery 60 Ah 36 mA Manufacturer’s instructions.manent electric supply (alarm, voice feature, radionavigator with satellite antitheft func-70 Ah42 mAVEHICLE MAINTENANCE USEFUL HINTS TO EXTEND tion etc.) or accessories that burden the elec- THE LIFE OF YOUR BATTERY tric system, contact Alfa Romeo Authorised services whose qualified personnel, in ad- To avoid rapidly draining the battery anddition to suggesting the most suitable de- ensure that it continues to work correctly, vices belonging to Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo, the following should be noted:will evaluate the overall electric absorption,You are also reminded that services with checking whether the vehicle’s electric sys- – The terminals must always be firmly high current absorption switched on by the tightened. tem is capable of withstanding the load re-m-user, such as for example: baby bottle war – Within reason, avoid using electrical de-quired, or whether it should be integrated ers, vacuum cleaner, mobile phone, mini with a more powerful battery. In fact, as vices for a long time when the engine is fridge, etc., quicken the battery draining switched off (radio, hazard warning lights,some of these devices continue absorbing parking lights, etc.). energy even when the ignition key is off (carprocessif they are turned on with stationary, engine off), they gradually drainthe engine offor running at idle speed. the battery. IMPORTANT When installing addition- al systems on the vehicle, bear in mind that improper branches on connections of the ve- hicle wiring are dangerous, particularly if safety devices are involved. 235

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