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⇒ “3.1.2  Battery Charger VAS5059A Device Description”,

page 32

 .

The Battery Charger - VAS5095A- starts the support mode.
End the Battery Support Mode
– Switch off the Battery Charger - VAS5095A- . Refer to

⇒ “3.1.2  Battery Charger VAS5059A Device Description”,

page 32

 .

– Remove the charging clamps from the battery terminals.
– Disconnect the Battery Charger - VAS5095A- from the power.

3.1.6

Battery Charger - VAS5059A- Mainte‐

nance Charging

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety pre‐

cautions. 

Refer 

to

⇒ “1.3 Warnings and Safety Precautions”, page 3

 .

WARNING

Do not check or charge a Battery - A- when the visual indicator

has »no color or is bright yellow«. Jump starting must not be

used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump

starting.
These Batteries - A- must be replaced.

In maintenance charging, the Battery Charger - VAS5095A- pro‐

vides safe charging and preserves the charge of the Battery - A- .
Procedure
– Proceed as if charging the Battery - A- . Refer to

⇒ “3.1.3 Battery, Charging with Battery Charger VAS5059A ”,

page 32

 .

If the Battery - A- is discharged by an electrical consumer during

maintenance charging, the Battery Charger - VAS5095A- auto‐

matically supplies the appropriate charge.
Maintenance charging can be performed without time restrictions.

The Battery - A- can be used constantly.

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Battery Charger - VAS5900-

⇒ “3.2.1 General Information”, page 37
⇒ “3.2.2  Battery Charger VAS5900 Device Description”,

page 38
⇒ “3.2.3 Battery, Charging with Battery Charger VAS5900 ”, page

38
⇒ “3.2.4  Battery Charger VAS5900 Service Charge”, page 40
⇒ “3.2.5 Severely Discharged Battery, Charging with Battery

Charger VAS5900 ”, page 43
⇒ “3.2.6  Battery Charger VAS5900 Support Mode”, page 44
⇒ “3.2.7  Battery Charger VAS5900 Maintenance Charging”, page

46

3.2.1

General Information

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety pre‐

cautions. 

Refer 

to

⇒ “1.3 Warnings and Safety Precautions”, page 3

 .

WARNING

Do not check or charge a Battery - A- when the visual indicator

has »no color or is bright yellow«. Jump starting must not be

used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump

starting.
These Batteries - A- must be replaced.

The effective charge current for the Battery Charger - VAS5900-

can be read directly on the Battery Charger - VAS5900- .
Observe the Battery Charger - VAS5900- Operating Instructions.
♦ Battery Charger - VAS5900- device description. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.2  Battery Charger VAS5900 Device Description”, page

38

 .

♦ Charge the Battery - A- . Refer to

⇒ “3.2.3 Battery, Charging with Battery Charger VAS5900 ”,

page 38

 .

♦ Service charge. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.4  Battery Charger VAS5900 Service Charge”,

page 40

 .

♦ Severely discharged Battery - A- , charging. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.5 Severely Discharged Battery, Charging with Battery

Charger VAS5900 ”, page 43

 .

♦ Support mode. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.6  Battery Charger VAS5900 Support Mode”,

page 44

 .

♦ Maintenance charging. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.7  Battery Charger VAS5900 Maintenance Charging”,

page 46

 .

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3. Battery, Charging    

37

Battery Charger - VAS5900- Device De‐

scription

The Battery Charger - VAS5900- is designed to charge all 12 V

Batteries - A- in the VW group.
Battery Charger - VAS5900-

Control field overview
1 - Display
2 -

-button “Up”

3 -

-button “Down”

4 -

START/STOP

-button

5 -

INFO

-button

3.2.3

Battery, Charging with Battery Charger

- VAS5900-

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Battery Charger - VAS5900-

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety pre‐

cautions. 

Refer 

to

⇒ “1.3 Warnings and Safety Precautions”, page 3

 .

WARNING

Do not check or charge a Battery - A- when the visual indicator

has »no color or is bright yellow«. Jump starting must not be

used!
There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump

starting.
These Batteries - A- must be replaced.

Note

The Battery - A- temperature must be at least 10 °C.

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the ignition key.

– Connect the Battery Charger - VAS5900- to the power supply.

The last selected mode is shown on the display. Refer to

⇒ “3.2.2  Battery Charger VAS5900 Device Description”, page

38

 .

– Set the battery type with the 

INFO

 button.

The symbol -1- for “standard charge of wet batteries” or the sym‐

bol -2- for “standard charge of Gel/Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM)

batteries” is indicated in the display.
– Set the battery capacity (Ah) on the Battery - A- to be charged

with the corresponding 

 button or 

 button.

– Connect the red charge terminal (+) to the positive terminal of

the Battery - A- .

Note

On vehicles with a Start/Stop function and an installed Battery

Monitoring Control Module - J367- , the black charge terminal (-)

must be connected to the body ground. The Start/Stop system

will malfunction when it is connected to the Battery - A- negative

terminal.

– Connect the black charge terminal (-) to the negative terminal

of the Battery - A- /negative connector.

The Battery Charger - VAS5900- recognizes the nominal voltage

of the connected Battery - A- (6 V/12 V/24 V) and begins the

charging process automatically.

The Battery Charger - VAS5900- begins the “final charging” when

the charge level is approximately 80 to 85 %. The fourth bar is

indicated on the display -1-. The Battery - A- is ready to be used.

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