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Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
– Check whether battery terminal clamps are secure on battery
terminals by moving battery negative cable -1- and battery
positive cable -2- back and forth.
WARNING
If the battery terminal clamp is not seated securely on the bat‐
tery positive terminal, first disconnect battery terminal clamp
on battery negative terminal to prevent possible accidents.
If the battery terminal clamp is not seated securely on positive
terminal:
– Disconnect battery terminal clamp -1- from battery negative
terminal first.
– Pull positive terminal cover upwards, and tighten battery ter‐
minal clamp -2- on battery positive terminal to 6 Nm.
– Engage positive terminal cover again.
– Reconnect battery terminal clamp -1- to battery negative ter‐
minal, and tighten it to 6 Nm as well.
If battery terminal clamp is NOT seated securely on negative ter‐
minal:
– Tighten battery terminal clamp -1- on negative battery terminal
to 6 Nm.
– Fit the storage box in luggage compartment.
Note
After the battery has been reconnected: ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.
gr. 27 ; Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery .
4.6
Battery: checking with battery tester (al‐
ways refer to workshop manual)
Procedure
⇒ Electrical system, General information; Rep. gr. 27 ; Checking
battery; Battery tester with printer VAS 6161
Note
For technical reasons it is possible that several cross references
are not directed to the correct chapter. In this case select the pro‐
cedure manually in the information.
4.7
Status of battery: reading, sending diag‐
nosis protocol online
Note
Applies only to vehicles with start/stop and energy recovery sys‐
tem
4. Descriptions of work:
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Maintenance - Edition 01.2019
Procedure
The battery status is read while the transportation mode is being
switched off ⇒ page 156 .
4.8
Reducing agent (AdBlue®/DEF): replen‐
ishing
Note
To prevent the descriptions from becoming unclear, the “NO re‐
x
®
ducing agent AUS 32” (AdBlue ) is merely called reducing agent
®
(AdBlue /DEF) in the following texts.
Caution
®
Only the reducing agent (AdBlue /DEF) can be used in Blue
TDI vehicles. NEVER fill in additive which has been used in the
past. It can destroy the reducing agent.
Note
♦ The following description applies to diesel vehicles with SCR
process (selective catalytic reduction).
♦ Additional information on the SCR process and reducing agent
®
(AdBlue /DEF) can be found in the glossary ⇒ page 181
General notes ⇒ page 46
Health/endangerment and cleaning ⇒ page 48
Disposal instructions ⇒ page 49
Work preparation for filling reducing agent tank ⇒ page 49
Filling reducing agent tank ⇒ page 50
Work after filling reducing agent tank ⇒ page 50
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Filling device for AdBlue - VAS 6960-
4.8.1
General information
Characteristics
®
♦
The reducing agent (AdBlue /DEF) is not a diesel additive and
must not be poured into the diesel fuel tank.
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4. Descriptions of work:
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