Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 604

Explanations of test printout

1 - Measuring range set on battery tester with printer -VAS

5097 A- .

2 - Diagram, -arrow- indicates condition of battery -A- .
3 - Test result
4 - Voltage that was applied to battery -A- during load test.
5 - Vehicle data and date. Must be completed by test person‐

nel.

Note

♦

The test printout is required for warranty claims.

♦

Perform test once only. Repeating the test falsifies the results.

2.4.6

Evaluation of test result

Printout

Measures

Starting output very good

Battery -A- OK

Starting output good

Battery -A- OK

Starting output sufficient

Evaluation by current draw

test 

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Starting output poor

Evaluation by current draw

test 

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Starting output very poor

Evaluation by current draw

test 

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Cannot be tested

– Charge battery -A-

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 and test it

again.

2.5

Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

WARNING

Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regula‐

tions 

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 !

It is not necessary to remove or disconnect battery -A- when using

battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- .
The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- does not load the bat‐

tery -A- any more. It works on the principle of dynamic conduc‐

tance acquisition.
All types of battery are stored in the battery tester with printer -

VAS 6161- .
Data can be stored on an SD card.
The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- can be updated via an

interface or an SD card, so that battery data from VW are always

up to date.
Integrated infrared sensor (battery temperature measurement)

improves measurement quality.
A 2D scanner is available as an option to read data directly from

the bar code of the battery -A- .

2. Checking battery A     

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Observe the ⇒  operating manual of the battery tester with printer

-VAS 6161- .

♦ Description of battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

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♦ Battery test 

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 .

♦ Performing maintenance test 

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 .

♦ Performing service test 

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♦ Performing warranty test 

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♦ Explanations of test printout 

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♦ Evaluation of test result 

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2.5.1

Description of battery tester with printer

-VAS 6161-

Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-
1 - Internal printer
2 - Operating lever for paper compartment
3 - Paper slot
4 - Display with main menu
5 - Control panel with 

ON/OFF

 button

6 - Connection for battery test cable
7 - Card slot for SD card
8 - Infrared sensor (temperature measurement)
9 - Data transmitter for PC

2.5.2

Battery test

WARNING

Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regula‐

tions 

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 !

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

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WARNING

Do not test or charge batteries -A- whose magic eye is “col‐

ourless/light yellow”. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!
Danger  of  explosion  when  checking  and  charging  or  slave/

jump starting
These batteries -A- must be replaced.

Note

The temperature of the battery -A- must be at least 10 °C.

– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
– Check magic eye on batteries -A- with magic eye 

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 .

– Switch on battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- 

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 .

– Connect red terminal clamp (+) to positive terminal of battery

-A- .

– Connect black terminal clamp (-) to negative terminal of bat‐

tery -A- .

Note

Ensure test clamps have a good contact!

– Select one of the following functions.
♦ Maintenance test (only in new cars before registration, in sta‐

tionary and stock maintenance programme) 

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 .

♦ Service test 

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 .

♦ Guarantee test 

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 .

Note

♦

The test is completed after about 10 seconds.

♦

The result of the test is printed out by the printer.

♦

The battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- requires no cooling

phase before it is ready for the next measurement.

– Switch off battery tester with printer -VAS 6161- 

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 .

– Remove test terminals.

2. Checking battery A     

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Performing maintenance test

WARNING

Do not test or charge batteries -A- whose magic eye is “col‐

ourless/light yellow”. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!
Danger  of  explosion  when  checking  and  charging  or  slave/

jump starting
These batteries -A- must be replaced.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-

Carry out following procedures:
– Select “Maintenance test” in menu.
– Connect scanner.

Note

If no scanner is available, write vehicle identification number on

test printout by hand.

– Scan vehicle identification number.
– Select “On battery terminal” or “On jump start point”.
– Select vehicle type.
– Scan the barcode or select “Type and Manufacturer” manually

from menu.

– Measure temperature above battery -A- . To do this, hold in‐

frared sensor about 5 cm above one battery terminal until

temperature stabilises.

– Start test.
– Print out test protocol.

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