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the ignition key.

– 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.

– Connect the Battery Tester Charger Kit - GRX3000VAS- to the

power supply.

– Switch the 

ON/OFF

 switch on the Battery Tester Charger Kit -

GRX3000VAS- to “ON”.

– Select charging mode (automatic or manual).
– Select inside the vehicle or outside of the vehicle.
– Select the battery type (standard or AGM).
– Select the type of test (Warranty or other). Note any other ad‐

ditional details (depending on the type of test).

Note

For more information. Refer to the Battery Tester Charger Kit

- GRX3000VAS- Operating Instructions.

Select the necessary menu points for the test type “warranty”.

The Battery Tester Charger Kit - GRX3000VAS- checks the Bat‐

tery - A- and starts the charging process. The display then show

one of 3 results with the exact charging time.

Result

Measure

Battery - A- good

The Battery - A- can be used

again.

Charging is required

♦ The test shows a low state

of charge.

♦ The charging process be‐

gins and the exact duration

for the charging will be dis‐

played

♦ The cold start performance

and the remaining charging

time are displayed and up‐

dated regularly.

Battery - A- , replacing

Battery - A- defective. The

charging process is interrupted.

– Replace the Battery - A- .

Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equip‐

Battery, Removing and In‐

stalling .

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If other malfunction messages or text displays, other than the

ones already mentioned, appear in the display on the Battery

Tester Charger Kit - GRX3000VAS- battery charger, then refer to

chapter

⇒ “3.5.4  Battery Tester Charger Kit GRX3000VAS Troubleshoot‐

ing”, page 65

 .

WARNING

If the Battery - A- starts to vent gas heavily, stop the charging

process. Press the 

Stop

 button on the front side.

After the charging and testing process is completed, the Battery

Tester Charger Kit - GRX3000VAS- will display “battery good” or

“replace the battery” and the total charging time.
Depending on the individual circumstance (Warranty Claim, Re‐

pair Order, Evaluation and File), there are 3 possible messages:
♦ Produce a test code (possible only after automatic charging

and testing).

♦ Print last test result (for Warranty)
♦ Display the last test result.

Note

For more information. Refer to the Battery Tester Charger Kit -

GRX3000VAS- Operating Instructions.

Battery - A- charging, ending
– Remove the charging clamps from the battery terminals.
– Disconnect the Battery Tester Charger Kit - GRX3000VAS- .

3.5.4

Battery Tester Charger Kit -

GRX3000VAS- Troubleshooting

Sometimes the display shows the malfunction or the messages

based on the condition.
The following is a list of the most frequent displayed messages

together with suggested solutions.

Note

For any messages not listed. Refer to the Battery Tester Charger

Kit - GRX3000VAS- Operating Instructions.

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Measure

Check the connection

– Make sure the Battery Test‐

er Charger Kit -

GRX3000VAS- charging

clamps are attached se‐

curely to the battery termi‐

nals.

– Make sure the battery pole

is tightened to the tightening

specification and is not cor‐

roded.

Terminals connected?

Battery Tester Charger Kit -

GRX3000VAS- safety function.

– Connect the charging

clamps to the Battery - A-

before starting the charging

process.

System noises

– Switch off all electrical con‐

sumers.

– Wait until all electrical equip‐

ment, which are monitored

by the Vehicle Electrical

System Control Module -

J519- , are switched off.

– Remove the key.

– Disconnect any doubtful or

standard production electri‐

cal equipment from the ve‐

hicle electrical system.

– Wait a few minutes and repeat the charging process. Refer to

⇒ “3.5.3 Battery, Charging with Battery Tester Charger Kit

GRX3000VAS ”, page 63

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Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A-

⇒ “3.6.1  Solar Battery Maintainer VAS6102A Device Descrip‐

tion”, page 67
⇒ “3.6.2  Solar Battery Maintainer VAS6102A Maintenance

Charging”, page 67

3.6.1

Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A-

Device Description

Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A-
The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- supports the vehicle

electrical system and prevents the Battery - A- from self-discharg‐

ing.
The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- reaches a maximum

voltage of 14.3 V and a maximum charge current of 255 mA.
All chargeable lead- and lead gel batteries can be charged with

the Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- .
The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- is connected to the

diagnostic connection in the vehicle.
The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- has a green LED in‐

tegrated inside the frame which displays the function being per‐

formed. The brighter the LED, the higher the charging current.
It is not possible to overcharge the Battery - A- due to the inte‐

grated electronics.

The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- is secured on the in‐

terior rearview mirror -1-. The bottom rests on the instrument

panel -2-.

Note

The Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A- must not touch the

instrument panel completely. Only the bottom edge may be used

for support. If it touches completely, the color of the instrument

panel could change.

3.6.2

Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A-

Maintenance Charging

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Solar Battery Maintainer - VAS6102A-

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