Service News
	Copyright By Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. - Printed 10/07/2009

Cancels and replaces SN 55.10.07 dated 08/06/2007. This Service News upgrades the information about Routine PDI of previously-issued SN, concerning battery charge status check.

OPERATIONS IN NETWORK

The instructions below concern:

OPERATION CYCLE

Recommended tools

Charge status control

To control the battery charge status, it is advisable to use the diagnosis instrument Midtronics XL513 - part no. 1806515000. The Kit (Fig. 1) is located in a special case and includes:

Fig. 1 - Kit for battery charge status control

The diagnosis instrument (Fig. 1) has five buttons with the following functions:

1. Up - Down arrows - to scroll through the different menu functions;

2. Enter button - to select functions;

3. Info button - activated when the test results are displayed; pressing Info button the recharging time and the test code are displayed;

4. Menu button - to enter the instrument menu and options.

Battery recharging

To recharge the battery, the microprocessor instrument Mod. CB-1, supplied by ISEAT - part no. 1806151001 is recommended

1 - battery charge status control

Preliminary conditions and instrument connection

Before connecting the instrument and carrying out the test, make sure the following conditions have been complied with:

The control can be carried out irrespective of the battery rest time. Only during PDI operations, the battery should be left in rest conditions for at lest two hours before checking it.

The battery charge conditions should be checked keeping it connected to the car electrical system, although the Midtronics instruments makes the check both with live battery (in-vehicle) and with disconnected battery (out-of-vehicle).

Connect the instrument directly to the battery terminals, by the cables of the kit.

Cable clamps must be well connected to the battery terminals, otherwise the message "Check connection" could be displayed. In this case, clean terminals, clamps and reconnect.

Charge status control

1. Midtronics starts automatically after the battery terminal connection; if this is not the case, recharge the battery (see item 3).

2. Press the ENTER button to start the test.

After about 15 seconds of inactivity, the instrument is deactivated; press any button to restart it.

3. With the UP and DOWN arrows select the test type IN-VEHICLE (if the battery is disconnected, select OUT-OF-VEHICLE and pass to point 8).

4. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

5. With the UP and DOWN arrows select BATTERY POSTS.

6. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

7. With the UP and DOWN arrows select TOP POSTS.

8. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

9. With the UP and DOWN arrows select battery type REGULAR.

10. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

11. With the UP and DOWN arrows select the IEC testing standard (always select IEC even if the battery data plate has no Standard or shows the initials of a different Standard).

12. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

13. With the UP and DOWN arrows select the ampere rating shown in the data plate, as follows:

The batteries featuring only the EN2 standard on the data plate are currently used only on vehicles with Start&Stop system.

Fig. 2 - Example of possible values on the battery data plate

14. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

15. If required, with the UP and DOWN arrows, select if the test to be made is before or after the battery recharging (Before charge or After charge).

16. Press the ENTER button to confirm.

17. Wait until the end of the test.

18. If the test results are to be printed, press the MENU button.

19. With the UP and DOWN arrows select PRINT RESULTS.

20. Take the printer.

21. Press the MODE button to switch the printer on.

22. Align the Midtronic printer IR ports

23. Press the ENTER button to start printing

24. At the end of the printing, press MODE to switch the printer off.

Depending on the test results, carry out the operations listed in the tables below:

Table 1 – (for all service operations, PDI excluded)

During Routine PDI operation, after checking the battery charge status, if the reading is "Good battery", make a further control of voltage values, then, depending on the measured values, follow the figures of Table 2.

For voltage value measurement, select:

Table 2 - (Expressly for Routine PDI operations)

2 – electrolyte level check

Check the level of the electrolyte in all the battery cells by looking through the container if it is transparent; if the battery container is dull black, remove the plugs (or the plug list) in order to check the level through the filler ports.

The maximum level is reached when the lower end of the dipstick is in contact with the electrolyte.

The minimum level is when the electrolyte is more than about 10 mm above the top of the separators and/or plates; to check this, immerse a non-metal clean stick (e.g. wood, glass or plastic) in the electrolyte until it touches the top of the separators and/or plates measuring the height of the electrolyte.

3 – battery recharging

In order to recharge the battery fully and correctly, use the ISEAT CB-1 instrument.

This instrument recharges the battery automatically and can adjust the recharging parameters in relation to the battery status and interrupt the procedure in case of fault, sending a signal to the operator.

Avoid rapid recharging at all costs. The battery should be disconnected from the vehicle electrical system when it is being recharged.

In any case the true battery charge must be checked at the end of the recharging using the Midtronics instrument.

The battery should be left to rest for at least two hours after recharging before checking.

The battery recharging time varies depending on the following conditions:

Let us suppose that a battery that was fully run down but not defective needs recharging, the maximum time for an ISEAT CB-1 battery charger is 24 hours.