Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Battery Charger -VAS5906-

General Information

Battery Charger -VAS5906-

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions.

WARNING

Batteries that have a light yellow visual indicator do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used!

There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.

These batteries must be replaced.

The Battery Charger -VAS5906- was developed especially for charging the vehicle electrical system while the vehicle is on display.

It supplies for automatic charging of 3 - 300 Ah for starter batteries.

The 14.4 V maximum charging voltage is not exceeded. All electrical consumers will be supported up to 30 A by the support charging.

After the battery is completely charged, the Battery Charger -VAS5906- switches to maintenance charging for long-term operation.

The unit starts automatically and does not require any adjustments. Only the charging terminals and the network cable need to be connected.

For more information. Refer to Battery Charger -VAS5906- Operating Instructions.

Battery, Charging with Battery Charger -VAS5906-

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions.

WARNING

Batteries that have a light yellow visual indicator do not have to be tested or charged. Jump starting must not be used!

There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.

These batteries must be replaced.

Control Panel Overview

1. 25% charge display.
2. 50% charge display.
3. 75% charge display.
4. 100% charge display.
5. Ready-to-use display
6. Pushing the start/stop and setup buttons will stop and start the charging process. Enter into the setup menu and select characteristic line type (hold for 10 seconds)
7. Display malfunction

• Position the battery charger inside the engine compartment or under the vehicle.
• Connect the network cable to the battery charger and then connect it to the network.

When the battery charger is in idle - the ready-to-use lights up.

WARNING

Risk of injury. Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions.

• Turn off the ignition.
• Connect the red charger cable to the positive terminal "+" on the battery.

Note

In the case of vehicles with a start/stop function and an installed Battery Monitoring Control Module -J367-, the black charging clamp (-) must be connected to the body ground. The start/stop system will malfunction if it is connected to the negative terminal on the battery.

• Connect the black charge cable to the negative terminal "-" on the battery.

Charging will begin after approximately 2 seconds.

LEDs show the battery charge level. When all the lamps illuminate, the battery is charged.

When the battery is completely charged, the Battery Charger -VAS5906- automatically switches to maintenance charging.

Caution

Sparks can result if the charging terminals are removed too early. Press the stop/start button to end the charging process.

• Press the start/stop button to end the charging.
• Disconnect the black charging cable from the negative terminal "-" on the battery.
• Disconnect the red charging cable from the positive terminal "+" on the battery.