Dodge 2007 Sprinter - Manual (Page 198)

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Operation
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
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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.