Audi Q5: Battery Charger -VAS5900-
WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety precautions. Refer to → Chapter "Warnings and Safety Precautions".
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 charge current for the Battery Charger -VAS5900- can be read directly on the Battery Charger -VAS5900-.
Note
Observe the Battery Charger -VAS5900- Operating Instructions.
- Battery Charger -VAS5900- device description. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5900- Device Description".
- Charge the Battery -A-. Refer to → Chapter "Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5900-".
- Service charge. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5900- Service Charge".
- Severely discharged Battery -A-, charging. Refer to → Chapter "Severely Discharged Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5900-".
- Support mode. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5900- Support Mode".
- Maintenance charging. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5900- Maintenance Charging".
Battery Charger -VAS5900- Device Description
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
Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5900-
WARNING
Risk of injury. Follow all warning messages and safety precautions. Refer to → Chapter "Warnings and Safety Precautions".
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.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Battery Charger -VAS5900-
Note
The Battery -A- temperature must be at least 10 ºC.
Procedure
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.
- Connect the Battery Charger -VAS5900- to the power supply. The last selected mode is shown on the display. Refer to → Chapter "Battery Charger -VAS5900- Device Description".
- Set the battery type with the INFO button.
The symbol -1- for "standard charge of wet batteries" or the symbol -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.
With a charge status of 100%, all bars are indicated on the display -1-.
Note
- With the "standard charge", parallel operation of electrical consumers during the charging process is possible. The charging time is lengthened by this.
- Depending on the battery type, the Battery Charger -VAS5900- switches to maintenance charging after 1 to 7 hours. To reach a 100% charge level, the Battery -A- should remain connected to the Battery Charger -VAS5900-.
Possible malfunctions and how they are handled
1 - Displayed voltage does not match the nominal voltage:
- Hold down the ↑ button or ↓ button until the charging process begins.
2 - Displayed battery voltage does not match the nominal voltage - the charging process has already begun:
- Press the START/STOP button two times.
- Hold down the ↑ button or ↓ button until the charging process begins again.
3 - The Battery Charger -VAS5900- does not recognize the Battery -A-, if the battery voltage is less than 2V:
The display remains unchanged.
The selected battery type and Ampere hours (Ah) are displayed.
Battery -A- charging, ending
- Press the START/STOP-button.
- Remove the charging clamps from the battery terminals.
- Disconnect the Battery Charger -VAS5900- from the power.
