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Battery isolating switch*
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You can disconnect the current to all your
vehicle’s consumers using the battery
isolating switch. This will prevent uncon-
trolled battery discharge caused by quies-
cent current consumption.
The battery isolating switch is to the right
of the accelerator pedal in the driver’s foot-
well.
1 Connector
2 Slide
̈ Take the key out of the ignition lock
and wait for approx. 20 seconds.
̈ Move red slide 2 down in the direc-
tion of the arrow and disconnect
connector 1 from the ground pin.
̈ Clamp connector 1 under the acceler-
ator pedal so that it cannot make con-
tact with the ground pin.
The consumers of the vehicle battery
are cut off from the electrical circuit.
Warning G
If the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary
battery in the engine compartment, it is nec-
essary to disconnect both batteries when
working on the vehicle electrical system.
Only then is the electrical system fully dis-
connected from the power supply.
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Only disconnect the vehicle electrical
system from the power supply using
the battery isolating switch if the vehi-
cle is to be parked up for a long period
or when this is absolutely necessary.
After the power supply is switched on,
you must reset the electric sliding door
(୴ page 57).
!CAUTION
Make sure that the key is in position 0
in the ignition lock and wait at least
20 seconds before disconnecting or
connecting the battery isolating
switch. You could otherwise damage
electrical system components.
Switching off the electrical system
!CAUTION
When you clamp the connector under
the accelerator pedal, make sure that
the connector does not become:
ț dirty
ț damaged
It may otherwise not be possible to re-
store the electrical connection when
the parts are reassembled.